ReflectionEnumBackedCase::getBackingValue
(PHP 8 >= 8.1.0)
ReflectionEnumBackedCase::getBackingValue — Gets the scalar value backing this Enum case
Description
public ReflectionEnumBackedCase::getBackingValue(): int|string
Gets the scalar value backing this Enum case.
Parameters
This function has no parameters.
Return Values
The scalar equivalent of this enum case.
Examples
Example #1 ReflectionEnum::getBackingValue() example
<?php enum Suit: string { case Hearts = 'H'; case Diamonds = 'D'; case Clubs = 'C'; case Spades = 'S'; } $rEnum = new ReflectionEnum(Suit::class); $rCase = $rEnum->getCase('Spades'); var_dump($rCase->getBackingValue()); ?>
The above example will output:
string(1) "S"
See Also
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