get_class
(PHP 4, PHP 5)
get_class -- Returns the name of the class of an object
Description
string
get_class ( [object object] )
Gets the name of the class of the given object.
Return Values
Returns the name of the class of which object is an
instance. Returns FALSE if object is not an
object.
Examples
Example 1. Using get_class()
<?php
class foo {
function foo()
{
// implements some logic
}
function name()
{
echo "My name is " , get_class($this) , "\n";
}
}
// create an object
$bar = new foo();
// external call
echo "Its name is " , get_class($bar) , "\n";
// internal call
$bar->name();
?>
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The above example will output: Its name is foo
My name is foo |
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