@property¶

Syntax¶

@property [Type] [name] [<description>]

Description¶

The @property tag is used in the situation where a class contains the __get() and __set() magic methods and allows for specific names.

An example of this is a child class whose parent has a __get(). The child knows which properties need to be present but relies on the parent class to use the __get() method to provide it. In this situation, the child class would have a @property tag for each magic property.

@property tags MUST NOT be used in a PHPDoc that is not associated with a class or interface.

Effects in phpDocumentor¶

Structural Elements of type class or interface tagged with the @property tag will show an extra property in their property listing matching the data provided with this tag.

Examples¶

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 class Parent
 {
     public function __get()
     {
         <...>
     }
 }

 /**
  * @property string $myProperty
  */
 class Child extends Parent
 {
     <...>
 }