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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. spatie/invade ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) spatie/invade ============= A PHP function to work with private properties and methods 2.1.0(2y ago)34027.0M—2.5%18[1 PRs](https://github.com/spatie/invade/pulls)20MITPHPPHP ^8.0CI passing Since Feb 11Pushed 1mo ago4 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/spatie/invade)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/spatie/invade)[ Docs](https://github.com/spatie/invade)[ GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/spatie)[ RSS](/packages/spatie-invade/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (3)Versions (14)Used By (20) [![Social Card of Invade](/art/socialcard.png)](/art/socialcard.png) A PHP function to access private properties and methods ======================================================= [](#a-php-function-to-access-private-properties-and-methods) [![Latest Version on Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/0e34cf74b42f0ca8b6ff314ee5a7730d163561d1b6c41bcce6b95d674e825d83/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f7370617469652f696e766164652e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/spatie/invade)[![Tests](https://github.com/spatie/invade/actions/workflows/run-tests.yml/badge.svg?branch=main)](https://github.com/spatie/invade/actions/workflows/run-tests.yml)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c6466425d8d79ea3158446207294081c69365ab63b2734c85464a5f816ebd80e/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f7370617469652f696e766164652e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/spatie/invade) This package offers an `invade` function that will allow you to read/write private properties of an object. It will also allow you to call private methods. Support us ---------- [](#support-us) [![](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/bd98a79a1b38da76159d9bdc3dda845c26083283cf034ab562e8bd59dda60f19/68747470733a2f2f6769746875622d6164732e73332e65752d63656e7472616c2d312e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f696e766164652e6a70673f743d31)](https://spatie.be/github-ad-click/invade) We invest a lot of resources into creating [best in class open source packages](https://spatie.be/open-source). You can support us by [buying one of our paid products](https://spatie.be/open-source/support-us). We highly appreciate you sending us a postcard from your hometown, mentioning which of our package(s) you are using. You'll find our address on [our contact page](https://spatie.be/about-us). We publish all received postcards on [our virtual postcard wall](https://spatie.be/open-source/postcards). Installation ------------ [](#installation) You can install the package via composer: ``` composer require spatie/invade ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) Imagine you have this class defined which has a private property and method. ``` class MyClass { private string $privateProperty = 'private value'; private function privateMethod(): string { return 'private return value'; } } $myClass = new Myclass(); ``` This is how you can get the value of the private property using the `invade` function. ``` invade($myClass)->privateProperty; // returns 'private value' ``` The `invade` function also allows you to change private values. ``` invade($myClass)->privateProperty = 'changed value'; invade($myClass)->privateProperty; // returns 'changed value ``` Using `invade` you can also call private functions. ``` invade($myClass)->privateMethod(); // returns 'private return value' ``` Further, you can also get and set private static class properties and call private static methods. Imagine having this class: ``` class MyClass { private static string $privateStaticProperty = 'privateValue'; private static function privateStaticMethod(string $string, int $int): string { return 'private return value ' . $string . ' ' . $int; } } ``` Here is how you get and set private class properties: ``` invade(MyClass::class)->get('privateStaticProperty'); // returns 'private value' invade(MyClass::class)->set('privateStaticProperty', 'changedValue'); invade(MyClass::class)->get('privateStaticProperty'); // returns 'changedValue' ``` And this is how you call private static methods: ``` invade(MyClass::class) ->method('privateStaticMethod') ->call('foo', 123); // returns 'private return value foo 123' ``` Testing ------- [](#testing) ``` composer test ``` Changelog --------- [](#changelog) Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information on what has changed recently. Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) Please see [CONTRIBUTING](https://github.com/spatie/.github/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) for details. Security Vulnerabilities ------------------------ [](#security-vulnerabilities) Please review [our security policy](../../security/policy) on how to report security vulnerabilities. Credits ------- [](#credits) - [Freek Van der Herten](https://github.com/spatie) - [All Contributors](../../contributors) And a special thanks to [Caneco](https://twitter.com/caneco) for the logo ✨ The [original idea](https://twitter.com/calebporzio/status/1492141967404371968) for the `invade` function came from [Caleb "string king" Porzio](https://twitter.com/calebporzio). We slightly polished the code that he created in [this commit on Livewire](https://github.com/livewire/livewire/pull/4649/files). License ------- [](#license) The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information. ### Health Score 60 — FairBetter than 99% of packages Maintenance60 Regular maintenance activity Popularity68 Solid adoption and visibility Community41 Growing community involvement Maturity61 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor2 2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. 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