Gets a parameter's type

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# ReflectionParameter::getType

(PHP 7)

ReflectionParameter::getType — Gets a parameter's type

### Description

public ReflectionType ReflectionParameter::getType ( void )

Gets the associated type of a parameter.

### Parameters

This function has no parameters.

### Return Values

Returns a ReflectionType object if a parameter type is specified, `NULL` otherwise.

### Examples

Example #1 ReflectionParameter::getType() example

`<?php
function someFunction(int $param, $param2) {}
$reflectionFunc = new ReflectionFunction('someFunction');
$reflectionParams = $reflectionFunc->getParameters();
$reflectionType1 = $reflectionParams[0]->getType();
$reflectionType2 = $reflectionParams[1]->getType();
echo $reflectionType1;
var_dump($reflectionType2);`

The above example will output something similar to:

    int
    null

### See Also

- ReflectionParameter::hasType() - Checks if parameter has a type
- ReflectionType::__toString() - To string

ReflectionParameter::getPosition
ReflectionParameter::hasType
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