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rector/better-reflection
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Better Reflection - an improved code reflection API

v4.0.0(8y ago)24.1k↑400%1MITPHPPHP ^7.1

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Better Reflection
=================

[](#better-reflection)

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Better Reflection is a reflection API that aims to improve and provide more features than PHP's built-in [reflection API](http://php.net/manual/en/book.reflection.php).

Why is it better?
-----------------

[](#why-is-it-better)

- You can reflect on classes that are not already loaded, without loading them
- Ability to reflect on classes directly from a string of PHP code
- Better Reflection analyses the DocBlocks (using [phpdocumentor/type-resolver](https://github.com/phpDocumentor/TypeResolver))
- Reflecting directly on closures
- Ability to extract AST from methods and functions
- Ability to return AST representation of a class or function
- Fetch return type declaration and parameter type declarations in PHP 7 code (even when running PHP 5!)
- Change or remove PHP 7 parameter type and return type declarations from methods and functions
- Change the body of a function or method to do something different
- *Moar stuff coming soon!*

Be sure to read more in the [feature documentation](docs/features.md).

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

Simply require using composer:

```
$ composer require rector/better-reflection
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```