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<h1 class="refname">ReflectionProperty::setValue</h1>
<p class="verinfo">(PHP 5)</p><p class="refpurpose"><span class="refname">ReflectionProperty::setValue</span> — <span class="dc-title">Set property value</span></p>
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<div class="refsect1 description" id="refsect1-reflectionproperty.setvalue-description">
<h3 class="title">Description</h3>
<div class="methodsynopsis dc-description">
<span class="modifier">public</span> <span class="type"><span class="type void">void</span></span> <span class="methodname"><strong>ReflectionProperty::setValue</strong></span>
( <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">object</span> <code class="parameter">$object</code></span>
, <span class="methodparam"><span class="type"><a href="language.pseudo-types.html#language.types.mixed" class="type mixed">mixed</a></span> <code class="parameter">$value</code></span>
)</div>
<div class="methodsynopsis dc-description">
<span class="modifier">public</span> <span class="type"><span class="type void">void</span></span> <span class="methodname"><strong>ReflectionProperty::setValue</strong></span>
( <span class="methodparam"><span class="type"><a href="language.pseudo-types.html#language.types.mixed" class="type mixed">mixed</a></span> <code class="parameter">$value</code></span>
)</div>
<p class="para rdfs-comment">
Sets (changes) the property's value.
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<div class="refsect1 parameters" id="refsect1-reflectionproperty.setvalue-parameters">
<h3 class="title">Parameters</h3>
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<span class="term"><em><code class="parameter">object</code></em></span>
<dd>
<p class="para">
If the property is non-static an object must be provided to change
the property on. If the property is static this parameter is left
out and only <em><code class="parameter">value</code></em> needs to be provided.
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</dd>
</dt>
<dt>
<span class="term"><em><code class="parameter">value</code></em></span>
<dd>
<p class="para">
The new value.
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</dd>
</dt>
</dl>
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<div class="refsect1 returnvalues" id="refsect1-reflectionproperty.setvalue-returnvalues">
<h3 class="title">Return Values</h3>
<p class="para">
No value is returned.
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<div class="refsect1 errors" id="refsect1-reflectionproperty.setvalue-errors">
<h3 class="title">Errors/Exceptions</h3>
<p class="para">
Throws a <a href="class.reflectionexception.html" class="classname">ReflectionException</a> if the property is inaccessible.
You can make a protected or private property accessible using
<span class="methodname"><a href="reflectionproperty.setaccessible.html" class="methodname">ReflectionProperty::setAccessible()</a></span>.
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<div class="refsect1 examples" id="refsect1-reflectionproperty.setvalue-examples">
<h3 class="title">Examples</h3>
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<p><strong>Example #1 <span class="methodname"><strong>ReflectionProperty::setValue()</strong></span> example</strong></p>
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<div class="phpcode"><code><span style="color: #000000">
<span style="color: #0000BB"><?php<br /></span><span style="color: #007700">class </span><span style="color: #0000BB">Foo </span><span style="color: #007700">{<br /> public static </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$staticProperty</span><span style="color: #007700">;<br /> <br /> public </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$property</span><span style="color: #007700">;<br /> protected </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$privateProperty</span><span style="color: #007700">;<br />}<br /><br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$reflectionClass </span><span style="color: #007700">= new </span><span style="color: #0000BB">ReflectionClass</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">'Foo'</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br /><br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$reflectionClass</span><span style="color: #007700">-></span><span style="color: #0000BB">getProperty</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">'staticProperty'</span><span style="color: #007700">)-></span><span style="color: #0000BB">setValue</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">'foo'</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">var_dump</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">Foo</span><span style="color: #007700">::</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$staticProperty</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br /><br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$foo </span><span style="color: #007700">= new </span><span style="color: #0000BB">Foo</span><span style="color: #007700">;<br /><br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$reflectionClass</span><span style="color: #007700">-></span><span style="color: #0000BB">getProperty</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">'property'</span><span style="color: #007700">)-></span><span style="color: #0000BB">setValue</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$foo</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #DD0000">'bar'</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">var_dump</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$foo</span><span style="color: #007700">-></span><span style="color: #0000BB">property</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br /><br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$reflectionProperty </span><span style="color: #007700">= </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$reflectionClass</span><span style="color: #007700">-></span><span style="color: #0000BB">getProperty</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">'privateProperty'</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$reflectionProperty</span><span style="color: #007700">-></span><span style="color: #0000BB">setAccessible</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">true</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$reflectionProperty</span><span style="color: #007700">-></span><span style="color: #0000BB">setValue</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$foo</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #DD0000">'foobar'</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">var_dump</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$reflectionProperty</span><span style="color: #007700">-></span><span style="color: #0000BB">getValue</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$foo</span><span style="color: #007700">));<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">?></span>
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</code></div>
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<div class="example-contents"><p>The above example will output:</p></div>
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<div class="cdata"><pre>
string(3) "foo"
string(3) "bar"
string(6) "foobar"
</pre></div>
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<div class="refsect1 seealso" id="refsect1-reflectionproperty.setvalue-seealso">
<h3 class="title">See Also</h3>
<p class="para">
<ul class="simplelist">
<li class="member"> <span class="methodname"><a href="reflectionproperty.getvalue.html" class="methodname" rel="rdfs-seeAlso">ReflectionProperty::getValue()</a> - Gets value</span></li>
<li class="member"> <span class="methodname"><a href="reflectionproperty.setaccessible.html" class="methodname" rel="rdfs-seeAlso">ReflectionProperty::setAccessible()</a> - Set property accessibility</span></li>
<li class="member"> <span class="methodname"><a href="reflectionclass.setstaticpropertyvalue.html" class="methodname" rel="rdfs-seeAlso">ReflectionClass::setStaticPropertyValue()</a> - Sets static property value</span></li>
</ul>
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