--- title: [RFC] [Discussion] Add ReflectionAttribute::getCurrent() description: A PHP internals RFC discussion proposes adding ReflectionAttribute::getCurrent(), a static method that, when called from an attribute constructor, returns the... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/rfc-discussion-add-reflectionattribute-getcurrent--2r3cchmot twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: [RFC] [Discussion] Add ReflectionAttribute::getCurrent() | daily.dev og:description: A PHP internals RFC discussion proposes adding ReflectionAttribute::getCurrent(), a static method that, when called from an attribute constructor, returns the... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/rfc-discussion-add-reflectionattribute-getcurrent--2r3cchmot og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/2r3ccHmot.png og:image:alt: [RFC] [Discussion] Add ReflectionAttribute::getCurrent() og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # [RFC] [Discussion] Add ReflectionAttribute::getCurrent() **[externals.io](https://daily.dev/sources/externals)** · 46 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A PHP internals RFC discussion proposes adding ReflectionAttribute::getCurrent(), a static method that, when called from an attribute constructor, returns the ReflectionAttribute instance corresponding to the attribute's usage. This allows attribute classes to introspect what they are applied to without resorting to backtrace hacking. The thread debates design trade-offs: using a static 'magic' method vs. engine-level constructor injection vs. a dynamic method. The RFC was updated to split the feature into two methods: getCurrent() (static, context-sensitive) and getReflectionTarget() (normal dynamic method), intended to be chained as ReflectionAttribute::getCurrent()->getReflectionTarget(). Key concerns include backwards compatibility, the oddity of a context-sensitive static method, and the difficulty of providing an explicit opt-in mechanism. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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