--TEST-- ReflectionMethod::isConstructor() --FILE-- isConstructor()); class ExtendsNewCtor extends NewCtor { } echo "\nInherited new-style constructor\n"; $methodInfo = new ReflectionMethod("ExtendsNewCtor::__construct"); var_dump($methodInfo->isConstructor()); class X { function Y() { echo "In " . __METHOD__ . "\n"; } } echo "\nNot a constructor:\n"; $methodInfo = new ReflectionMethod("X::Y"); var_dump($methodInfo->isConstructor()); class Y extends X { } echo "\nInherited method of the same name as the class:\n"; $methodInfo = new ReflectionMethod("Y::Y"); var_dump($methodInfo->isConstructor()); ?> --EXPECT-- New-style constructor: bool(true) Inherited new-style constructor bool(true) Not a constructor: bool(false) Inherited method of the same name as the class: bool(false)