<?php
class ClassWithPrivateAttribute {
public $myPublicAttribute = "I'm public\n";
private $myPrivateAttribute = "I'm private\n";
}
$objectToInspect = new ClassWithPrivateAttribute();
echo "Output public attribute: " . $objectToInspect->myPublicAttribute;
// not possible
//echo "Output private attribute: " . $objectToInspect->myPrivateAttribute;
// use reflection instead
// get reflection object
$reflectionObject = new ReflectionObject($objectToInspect);
// get reference on the property
$prop = $reflectionObject->getProperty('myPrivateAttribute');
// set property to accessible
$prop->setAccessible(true);
// get the value
echo "Output private attribute: " . $prop->getValue($objectToInspect);
