# Fwd: PHP feature suggestion (static property data access)

- Thread: https://externals.io/message/132493
- Original archive: https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/132493
- Started by Nick Sdot on 2026-09-14T06:52:03+00:00
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## #132493 — Nick Sdot — 2026-09-14T06:52:03+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/132493#132493

Hey Vilius,


> My suggestions would be to create something similar for class 
> properties f.e.
> *MyClass::properties::name *could return "name" or some built-in meta 
> data object of that property containing more information(type, 
> nullable, public/private etc.).
> ...
> Let me know what you think. I could spend some time defining more 
> specific documentation of how I would solve it, maybe write and RFC. 
> My first idea was to write you, maybe there is similar ideas already 
> reached you.


Maybe you want to check out 
https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/120256 -- it's been discussed 
under this proposal, and likely has some helpful context.

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Cheers
Nick