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            Class used to find an example file's location based on a given ExampleDescriptor.
Table of Contents
- $exampleDirectories : array<string|int, string>
 - $sourceDirectory : string
 - find() : string
 - Attempts to find the example contents for the given descriptor.
 - getExampleDirectories() : array<string|int, string>
 - Returns a series of directories that may contain examples.
 - getSourceDirectory() : string
 - Returns the project's root directory where an 'examples' folder can be expected.
 - setExampleDirectories() : void
 - Registers a series of directories that may contain examples.
 - setSourceDirectory() : void
 - Registers the project's root directory where an 'examples' folder can be expected.
 - constructExamplePath() : string
 - Returns a path to the example file in the given directory.
 - getExampleFileContents() : array<string|int, string>|null
 - Attempts to find the requested example file and returns its contents or null if no file was found.
 - getExamplePathFromExampleDirectory() : string
 - Get example filepath based on the example directory inside your project.
 - getExamplePathFromSource() : string
 - Get example filepath based on sourcecode.
 
Properties
$exampleDirectories
    private
        array<string|int, string>
    $exampleDirectories
     = []
    
    
    
$sourceDirectory
    private
        string
    $sourceDirectory
     = ''
    
    
    
Methods
find()
Attempts to find the example contents for the given descriptor.
    public
                find(ExampleDescriptor $descriptor) : string
    
        Parameters
- $descriptor : ExampleDescriptor
 
Return values
string —getExampleDirectories()
Returns a series of directories that may contain examples.
    public
                getExampleDirectories() : array<string|int, string>
    
    
    
        Return values
array<string|int, string> —getSourceDirectory()
Returns the project's root directory where an 'examples' folder can be expected.
    public
                getSourceDirectory() : string
    
    
    
        Return values
string —setExampleDirectories()
Registers a series of directories that may contain examples.
    public
                setExampleDirectories([array<string|int, string> $directories = [] ]) : void
    
        Parameters
- $directories : array<string|int, string> = []
 
Return values
void —setSourceDirectory()
Registers the project's root directory where an 'examples' folder can be expected.
    public
                setSourceDirectory([string $directory = '' ]) : void
    
        Parameters
- $directory : string = ''
 
Return values
void —constructExamplePath()
Returns a path to the example file in the given directory.
    private
                constructExamplePath(string $directory, string $file) : string
        .
Parameters
- $directory : string
 - $file : string
 
Return values
string —getExampleFileContents()
Attempts to find the requested example file and returns its contents or null if no file was found.
    private
                getExampleFileContents(string $filename) : array<string|int, string>|null
        This method will try several methods in search of the given example file, the first one it encounters is returned:
- Iterates through all examples folders for the given filename
 - Checks the source folder for the given filename
 - Checks the 'examples' folder in the current working directory for examples
 - Checks the path relative to the current working directory for the given filename
 
Parameters
- $filename : string
 
Return values
array<string|int, string>|null —getExamplePathFromExampleDirectory()
Get example filepath based on the example directory inside your project.
    private
                getExamplePathFromExampleDirectory(string $file) : string
    
        Parameters
- $file : string
 
Return values
string —getExamplePathFromSource()
Get example filepath based on sourcecode.
    private
                getExamplePathFromSource(string $file) : string
    
        Parameters
- $file : string