UnitEnum::cases

(PHP 8 >= 8.1.0)

UnitEnum::cases — Generates a list of cases on an enum

public static UnitEnum::cases(): array

This method will return a packed array of all cases in an enumeration, in order of declaration.

This function has no parameters.

An array of all defined cases of this enumeration, in order of declaration.

Example #1 Basic usage

The following example illustrates how enum cases are returned.

<?php
enum Suit
{
    case Hearts;
    case Diamonds;
    case Clubs;
    case Spades;
}

var_dump(Suit::cases());
?>

The above example will output:

array(4) {
    [0]=>
    enum(Suit::Hearts)
    [1]=>
    enum(Suit::Diamonds)
    [2]=>
    enum(Suit::Clubs)
    [3]=>
    enum(Suit::Spades)
}

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