Easiest way to get all static properties of a Class in php

Question

I have a static class Foo (this isn't a real class, so static fields are just for example)

class Foo{
    public static $name = "foo";
    public static $age = "18";
    public static $city = "Boston";
}

In my code I want to build an array of all the public static properties and their current values.

Is there a quick/easy way anyone can suggest to do this without instantiating a Foo?

Answer 1

Use a ReflectionClass instance like this to get an array of the property names and values:

$class = new ReflectionClass('Foo');
$staticProperties = $class->getStaticProperties();

foreach ($staticProperties as $propertyName => $value) { 
    // Your code here
}

Answer 2

Use the Reflection

<?php
require_once "Foo.php";
$reflection = new ReflectionClass("Foo"); 
$staticProperties = $reflection->getStaticProperties();
print_r($staticProperties)

• http://php.net/manual/en/reflectionclass.getstaticproperties.php
• http://ca2.php.net/manual/en/reflectionclass.getstaticpropertyvalue.php