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<refentry id="function.classkit-import">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>classkit_import</refname>
  <refpurpose>Import new class method definitions from a file</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>array</type><methodname>classkit_import</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>filename</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  &note.classkit.selfmanipulation;
  &warn.experimental.func;
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
   <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>filename</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The filename of the class method definitions to import
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   Associative array of imported methods
  </para>
 </refsect1>
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 <refsect1 role="examples">
  &reftitle.examples;
  <para>
   <example>
    <title><function>classkit_import</function> example</title>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
// file: newclass.php
class Example {
    function foo() {
        return "bar!\n";
    }
}
?>
]]>
    </programlisting>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
// requires newclass.php (see above)
class Example {
    function foo() {
        return "foo!\n";
    }
}

$e = new Example();

// output original
echo $e->foo();

// import replacement method
classkit_import('newclass.php');

// output imported
echo $e->foo();

?>
]]>
    </programlisting>
    &example.outputs;
    <screen>
<![CDATA[
foo!
bar!
]]>
    </screen>
   </example>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 
 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><function>classkit_method_add</function></member>
    <member><function>classkit_method_copy</function></member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
</refentry>

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