ArgumentDescriptor

in package
extends DescriptorAbstract Implements ArgumentInterface

Descriptor representing a single Argument of a method or function.

Interfaces, Classes & Used Traits

ArgumentInterface
Describes the public interface for a descriptor of an Argument.
ArgumentDescriptor.php

Properties

protected$fqsen  : \phpDocumentor\Reflection\Fqsen                

protected$namespace  : \phpDocumentor\Descriptor\NamespaceDescriptor|string                

protected$package  : \phpDocumentor\Descriptor\PackageDescriptor                

protected$summary  : string                

protected$description  : string                

protected$fileDescriptor  : \phpDocumentor\Descriptor\FileDescriptor|null                

protected$tags  : \phpDocumentor\Descriptor\Collection<\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\Collection<\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\TagDescriptor>>                

protected$errors  : \phpDocumentor\Descriptor\Collection<\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\Validation\Error>                

protected$inheritedElement  : \phpDocumentor\Descriptor\DescriptorAbstract|null                

protected$method  : \phpDocumentor\Descriptor\MethodDescriptor                

protected$type  : \phpDocumentor\Reflection\Type|null                

protected$default  : string|null                

protected$byReference  : bool                

protected$isVariadic  : bool

Methods

Initializes this descriptor.

public__construct() : mixed

Returns

mixed —
Inherited from
\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\DescriptorAbstract

Sets the Fully Qualified Structural Element Name (FQSEN) for this element.

publicsetFullyQualifiedStructuralElementName(Fqsen $name) : void

Parameters

$name : Fqsen
Inherited from
\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\DescriptorAbstract

Returns the Fully Qualified Structural Element Name (FQSEN) for this element.

publicgetFullyQualifiedStructuralElementName() : Fqsen|null

Returns

Fqsen|null —
Inherited from
\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\DescriptorAbstract

Sets the local name for this element.

publicsetName(string $name) : void

Parameters

$name : string
Inherited from
\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\DescriptorAbstract

Returns the local name for this element.

publicgetName() : string

Returns

string —
Inherited from
\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\DescriptorAbstract

Sets the namespace (name) for this element.

publicsetNamespace(NamespaceDescriptor|string $namespace) : void

Parameters

$namespace : NamespaceDescriptor|string
Inherited from
\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\DescriptorAbstract

Returns the namespace for this element (defaults to global "\")

publicgetNamespace() : NamespaceDescriptor|string

Sets the summary describing this element in short.

publicsetSummary(string $summary) : void

Parameters

$summary : string
Inherited from
\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\DescriptorAbstract

Returns the summary which describes this element.

publicgetSummary() : string

This method will automatically attempt to inherit the parent's summary if this one has none.

Returns

string —
Inherited from
\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\DescriptorAbstract

Sets a description for this element.

publicsetDescription(string $description) : void

Parameters

$description : string
Inherited from
\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\DescriptorAbstract

Returns the description for this element.

publicgetDescription() : string

This method will automatically attempt to inherit the parent's description if this one has none.

Returns

string —
Inherited from
\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\DescriptorAbstract

Sets the file and linenumber where this element is at.

publicsetLocation(FileDescriptor $file, int $line) : void

Parameters

$file : FileDescriptor
$line : int
Inherited from
\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\DescriptorAbstract

Returns the path to the file containing this element relative to the project's root.

publicgetPath() : string

Returns

string —
Inherited from
\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\DescriptorAbstract

Returns the file in which this element resides or null in case the element is not bound to a file.

publicgetFile() : FileDescriptor|null

Sets the file to which this element is associated.

publicsetFile(FileDescriptor $file) : void

Returns the line number where the definition for this element can be found.

publicgetLine() : int

Returns

int —
Inherited from
\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\DescriptorAbstract

Sets the line number for this element's location in the source file.

publicsetLine(int $lineNumber) : void

Parameters

$lineNumber : int
Inherited from
\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\DescriptorAbstract

Sets the tags associated with this element.

publicsetTags(\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\Collection<\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\Collection<\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\TagDescriptor>> $tags) : void

Parameters

$tags : \phpDocumentor\Descriptor\Collection<\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\Collection<\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\TagDescriptor>>
Inherited from
\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\DescriptorAbstract

Returns the tags associated with this element.

publicgetTags() : \phpDocumentor\Descriptor\Collection<\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\Collection<\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\TagDescriptor>>

Returns

\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\Collection<\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\Collection<\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\TagDescriptor>> —
Inherited from
\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\DescriptorAbstract

Sets the name of the package to which this element belongs.

publicsetPackage(PackageDescriptor|string $package) : void

Parameters

$package : PackageDescriptor|string
Inherited from
\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\DescriptorAbstract

Returns the package name for this element.

publicgetPackage() : PackageDescriptor|null

publicgetAuthor() : \phpDocumentor\Descriptor\Collection<\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\Tag\AuthorDescriptor>

Returns

\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\Collection<\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\Tag\AuthorDescriptor> —
Inherited from
\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\DescriptorAbstract

Returns the versions for this element.

publicgetVersion() : \phpDocumentor\Descriptor\Collection<\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\VersionDescriptor>

Returns

\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\Collection<\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\VersionDescriptor> —
Inherited from
\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\DescriptorAbstract

Returns the copyrights for this element.

publicgetCopyright() : \phpDocumentor\Descriptor\Collection<\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\TagDescriptor>

Returns

\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\Collection<\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\TagDescriptor> —
Inherited from
\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\DescriptorAbstract

Checks whether this element is deprecated.

publicisDeprecated() : bool

Returns

bool —
Inherited from
\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\DescriptorAbstract

Sets a list of all errors associated with this element.

publicsetErrors(\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\Collection<\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\Validation\Error> $errors) : void

Parameters

$errors : \phpDocumentor\Descriptor\Collection<\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\Validation\Error>
Inherited from
\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\DescriptorAbstract

Returns all errors that occur in this element.

publicgetErrors() : \phpDocumentor\Descriptor\Collection<\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\Validation\Error>

Returns

\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\Collection<\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\Validation\Error> —
Inherited from
\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\DescriptorAbstract

Dynamically constructs a set of getters to retrieve tag (collections) with.

public__call(string $name, array $arguments) : Collection|mixed|null

Important: __call() is not a fast method of access; it is preferred to directly use the getTags() collection. This interface is provided to allow for uniform and easy access to certain tags.

Parameters

$name : string
$arguments : array

Returns

Collection|mixed|null —
Inherited from
\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\DescriptorAbstract

Represents this object by its unique identifier, the Fully Qualified Structural Element Name.

public__toString() : string

Returns

string —
Inherited from
\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\DescriptorAbstract

publicgetInheritedElement() : DescriptorAbstract|string|Fqsen|null

Returns

DescriptorAbstract|string|Fqsen|null —

To which method does this argument belong to

publicsetMethod(MethodDescriptor $method) : void

Parameters

$method : MethodDescriptor 

publicgetMethod() : MethodDescriptor|null

Returns

MethodDescriptor|null —

Sets a normalized list of types that the argument represents.

publicsetType(Type|null $type) : void

Arguments should have one of the types mentioned in this array. If this array is empty than that is considered to be the type mixed (meaning: can be anything).

Any Type representing a class/interface/trait should be normalized to its complete FQCN, including preceding backslash. Types that do not represent a class/interface/trait should be written in lowercaps and should not be preceded by a backslash.

Parameters

$type : Type|null

Type of this agument represented as a reflection type.

Returns a normalized Types.

publicgetType() : Type|null

Returns

Type|null — 

publicgetTypes() : \phpDocumentor\Descriptor\list

Returns

\phpDocumentor\Descriptor\list —

Sets the default value for an argument expressed as a string.

publicsetDefault(string|null $value) : void

Parameters

$value : string|null

A textual representation of the default value.

Returns the default value for an argument as string or null if no default is set.

publicgetDefault() : string|null

Returns

string|null —

A textual representation of the default value, or null if no default value is present.

Sets whether this argument passes its parameter by reference or by value.

publicsetByReference(mixed $byReference) : void

Parameters

$byReference : mixed

True if the parameter is passed by reference, otherwise it is by value.

Returns whether the parameter is passed by reference or by value.

publicisByReference() : bool

Returns

bool —

True if the parameter is passed by reference, otherwise it is by value.

Sets whether this argument represents a variadic argument.

publicsetVariadic(bool $isVariadic) : void

Parameters

$isVariadic : bool

Returns whether this argument represents a variadic argument.

publicisVariadic() : bool

Returns

bool —