function ReflectionFactory::createInstance

Same name and namespace in other branches
  1. 9 core/lib/Drupal/Component/Plugin/Factory/ReflectionFactory.php \Drupal\Component\Plugin\Factory\ReflectionFactory::createInstance()
  2. 8.9.x core/lib/Drupal/Component/Plugin/Factory/ReflectionFactory.php \Drupal\Component\Plugin\Factory\ReflectionFactory::createInstance()
  3. 11.x core/lib/Drupal/Component/Plugin/Factory/ReflectionFactory.php \Drupal\Component\Plugin\Factory\ReflectionFactory::createInstance()

Overrides DefaultFactory::createInstance

File

core/lib/Drupal/Component/Plugin/Factory/ReflectionFactory.php, line 16

Class

ReflectionFactory
A plugin factory that maps instance configuration to constructor arguments.

Namespace

Drupal\Component\Plugin\Factory

Code

public function createInstance($plugin_id, array $configuration = []) {
  $plugin_definition = $this->discovery
    ->getDefinition($plugin_id);
  $plugin_class = static::getPluginClass($plugin_id, $plugin_definition, $this->interface);
  // Lets figure out of there's a constructor for this class and pull
  // arguments from the $options array if so to populate it.
  $reflector = new \ReflectionClass($plugin_class);
  if ($reflector->hasMethod('__construct')) {
    $arguments = $this->getInstanceArguments($reflector, $plugin_id, $plugin_definition, $configuration);
    $instance = $reflector->newInstanceArgs($arguments);
  }
  else {
    $instance = new $plugin_class();
  }
  return $instance;
}

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