How can one access a private property like [ext:private] in a PHP object?

To access a private property like [ext:private] in a PHP object, you can use a public method within the class that returns the private property value. This is a common practice in object-oriented programming to enforce encapsulation while still allowing access to private properties through controlled methods. 

class MyClass {
    private $privateProperty = 'secret';

    public function getPrivateProperty() {
        return $this->privateProperty;
    }
}

$obj = new MyClass();
echo $obj->getPrivateProperty(); // Output: secret

Keywords

private property access PHP object reflection visibility

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