method_exists

					bool method_exists(object obj, string method_name) 
obj Object to test for the existence of the given method
method_name Method name to test for existence in the given object

Tests for the existence of a method within an object.

Returns:

TRUE if the method exists in the given object; FALSE if obj is not an object or the method doesn’t exist in the object

Description:

method_exists() tests for the existence of a given method within a given object. Returns TRUE if the method exists within the object. If the method doesn’t exist within the object, or if obj is not an object, returns FALSE.

Availability:

UNIX, Windows

Version:

4.0b2+

See also:

To find the member variables (and their values) for a class or an object:

 get_class_vars() ...

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