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<refentry xml:id="function.classkit-method-copy" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>classkit_method_copy</refname>
  <refpurpose>Copies a method from class to another</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>bool</type><methodname>classkit_method_copy</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>dClass</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>dMethod</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>sClass</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>sMethod</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  &warn.experimental.func;
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
   <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>dClass</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       Destination class for copied method
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>dMethod</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       Destination method name
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>sClass</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       Source class of the method to copy
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>sMethod</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       Name of the method to copy from the source class. If this parameter is
       omitted, the value of <parameter>dMethod</parameter> is assumed.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   &return.success;
  </para>
 </refsect1>
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 <refsect1 role="examples">
  &reftitle.examples;
  <para>
   <example>
    <title><function>classkit_method_copy</function> example</title>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
class Foo {
    function example() {
        return "foo!\n";
    }
}

class Bar {
    // initially, no methods
}

// copy the example() method from the Foo class to the Bar class, as baz()
classkit_method_copy('Bar', 'baz', 'Foo', 'example');

// output copied function
echo Bar::baz();
?>
]]>
    </programlisting>
    &example.outputs;
    <screen>
<![CDATA[
foo!
]]>
    </screen>
   </example>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><function>classkit_method_add</function></member>
    <member><function>classkit_method_redefine</function></member>
    <member><function>classkit_method_remove</function></member>
    <member><function>classkit_method_rename</function></member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
</refentry>

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