# Phar->getMetaData

(PECL phar:1.0.0-1.2.1)

Phar->getMetaData — Returns phar archive meta-data

### Description

int Phar->getMetaData ( void )

### Parameters

### Return Values

any PHP variable that can be serialized and is stored as meta-data for the Phar archive, or `NULL` if no meta-data is stored.

### Examples

Example#1 A Phar->getMetaData() example

`<?php
// make sure it doesn't exist
@unlink('brandnewphar.phar');
try {
$p = new Phar(dirname(__FILE__) . '/brandnewphar.phar', 0, 'brandnewphar.phar');
} catch (Exception $e) {
echo 'Could not create phar:', $e;
}
$p['file.php'] = '<?php echo "hello";';
$p->setMetaData(array('bootstrap' => 'file.php'));
var_dump($p->getMetaData());
?>`

The above example will output:

    array(1) {
      ["bootstrap"]=>
      string(8) "file.php"
    }

### See Also

- PharFileInfo->setMetaData()