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# method_exists

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

method_exists -- Checks if the class method exists

## Description

bool method_exists ( object object, string method_name )

This function 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)

See also function_exists() and is_callable().

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