(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
The method name
Returns TRUE if the method given by method_name has been defined for the given object , FALSE otherwise.
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$directory = new Directory('.');var_dump(method_exists('Directory','read'));?>