1<?php 2 3declare(strict_types=1); 4 5/** 6 * This file is part of phpDocumentor. 7 * 8 * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE 9 * file that was distributed with this source code. 10 * 11 * @link http://phpdoc.org 12 */ 13 14namespace phpDocumentor\Reflection\Types; 15 16use phpDocumentor\Reflection\Type; 17 18/** 19 * Value Object representing the '$this' pseudo-type. 20 * 21 * $this, as a Type, represents the instance of the class associated with the element as it was called. $this is 22 * commonly used when documenting fluent interfaces since it represents that the same object is returned. 23 * 24 * @psalm-immutable 25 */ 26final class This implements Type 27{ 28 /** 29 * Returns a rendered output of the Type as it would be used in a DocBlock. 30 */ 31 public function __toString() : string 32 { 33 return '$this'; 34 } 35} 36