PHP classkit_import function

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classkit_import

(PECL)

Note: This function cannot
be used to manipulate the currently running (or chained) method.

This function is
EXPERIMENTAL. The behaviour of this function, the
name of this function, and anything else documented about this
function may change without notice in a future release of PHP.
Use this function at your own risk.

The filename of the class method definitions to import

Associative array of imported methods

Example 1. classkit_import() example

// file: newclass.php
class Example {
    function foo() {
        return "bar!\n";
    }
}

// requires newclass.php (see above)
class Example {
    function foo() {
        return "foo!\n";
    }
}
 
$e = new Example();
 
// output original
echo $e->foo();
 
// import replacement method
classkit_import('newclass.php');
 
// output imported
echo $e->foo();

The above example will output: