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<?php class ParentClass { private $property = 'parent private property'; } class C extends ParentClass { private $property = 'child private property'; } $object = new C(); // Using ReflectionProperty $refProperty = new ReflectionProperty(ParentClass::class, 'property'); $refProperty->setAccessible(true); $startReflection = microtime(true); $reflectionValue = $refProperty->getValue($object); $endReflection = microtime(true); // Using array casting $startArray = microtime(true); $arrayValue = (array)$object; $arrayValueDirect = $arrayValue["\0" . ParentClass::class . "\0" . 'property']; $endArray = microtime(true); echo "Reflection Value: $reflectionValue\n"; echo "Array Casting Value: $arrayValueDirect\n"; echo "Reflection Time: " . ($endReflection - $startReflection) . " seconds\n"; echo "Array Casting Time: " . ($endArray - $startArray) . " seconds\n"; // Using ReflectionProperty $refProperty = new ReflectionProperty(ParentClass::class, 'property'); $refProperty->setAccessible(true); $startReflection = microtime(true); $reflectionValue = $refProperty->getValue($object); $endReflection = microtime(true); // Using array casting $startArray = microtime(true); $arrayValue = (array)$object; $arrayValueDirect = $arrayValue["\0" . ParentClass::class . "\0" . 'property']; $endArray = microtime(true); echo "Reflection Value: $reflectionValue\n"; echo "Array Casting Value: $arrayValueDirect\n"; echo "Reflection Time: " . ($endReflection - $startReflection) . " seconds\n"; echo "Array Casting Time: " . ($endArray - $startArray) . " seconds\n";