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Created December 16, 2015 22:19
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PHP set private property value using reflection. This allows you to set a private property value from outside the object, great for PHPUnit testing.
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gistfile1.php
<?php
$a = new A();
$reflection = new \ReflectionClass($a);
$property = $reflection->getProperty('privateProperty');
$property->setAccessible(true);
$property->setValue($a, 'new-value');
echo $a->getPrivateProperty();
//outputs:
//new-value
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