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title: "PHP Attributes: how to use PHP Attributes and create custom attribute classes – Fast Tips"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/php-attributes-how-to-use-php-attributes-and-create-custom-attribute-classes-fast-tips-rcepezrlc
source_url: https://devdojo.com/inspector/php-attributes-how-to-use-php-attributes-and-create-custom-attribute-classes-fast-tips
type: article
source: "Community Picks"
author: "Valerio Barbera"
published: 2024-08-23T08:55:43.603Z
updated: 2024-11-07T13:00:10.681Z
tags: ["webdev", "php"]
reading_time: 5
upvotes: 98
comments: 1
language: en
---

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# PHP Attributes: how to use PHP Attributes and create custom attribute classes – Fast Tips

**[Community Picks](https://daily.dev/sources/community)** · [@valerione](https://daily.dev/valerione) · 5 min read · 98 upvotes · 1 comments

## Summary

PHP attributes, introduced in PHP 8.0, allow developers to add metadata to code declarations such as classes, methods, or properties. These attributes can be programmatically retrieved, helping to create cleaner and more organized code without affecting runtime performance. The post covers built-in attributes like Deprecated, Override, and SuppressWarnings, and provides examples of how to create and use custom attribute classes. Popular PHP frameworks like Symfony and Laravel are starting to adopt attributes to replace annotations, enhancing the efficiency and maintainability of code.

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**@hashmap** · 0 upvotes

> Quick question: since attributes in PHP are only accessible through reflection, don’t you think this could impact performance in larger applications where attributes are frequently used?

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