(PHP 4, PHP 5)
method_exists — Checks if the class method exists
Checks if the class method exists in the given object.
An object instance or a class name
The method name
Returns TRUE if the method given by method_name has been defined for the given object, FALSE otherwise.
Note: Using this function will use any registered autoloaders if the class is not already known.
Example #1 method_exists() example
<?php
$directory = new Directory('.');
var_dump(method_exists($directory,'read'));
?>
The above example will output:
bool(true)
Example #2 Static method_exists() example
<?php
var_dump(method_exists('Directory','read'));
?>
The above example will output:
bool(true)