get_class
Returns the name of the class of an object
Description
string get_class
([ object $object
] )
Parameters
-
object
-
The tested object. This parameter may be omitted when inside a class.
Note:
Explicitly passing NULL as the object is no
longer allowed as of PHP 7.2.0.
The parameter is still optional and calling get_class
without a parameter from inside a class will work, but passing NULL now
emits an E_WARNING notice.
Return Values
Returns the name of the class of which object is an
instance. Returns FALSE if object is not an
object.
If object is omitted when inside a class, the
name of that class is returned.
If the object is an instance of a class which exists
in a namespace, the qualified namespaced name of that class is returned.
Errors/Exceptions
If get_class is called with anything other than an
object, an E_WARNING level error is raised.
Examples
Example #1 Using get_class
<?php
class foo {
function name()
{
echo "My name is " , get_class($this) , "\n";
}
}
// create an object
$bar = new foo();
// external call
echo "Its name is " , get_class($bar) , "\n";
// internal call
$bar->name();
?>
The above example will output:
Its name is foo
My name is foo
Example #2 Using get_class in superclass
<?php
abstract class bar {
public function __construct()
{
var_dump(get_class($this));
var_dump(get_class());
}
}
class foo extends bar {
}
new foo;
?>
The above example will output:
string(3) "foo"
string(3) "bar"
Example #3 Using get_class with namespaced classes
<?php
namespace Foo\Bar;
class Baz {
public function __construct()
{
}
}
$baz = new \Foo\Bar\Baz;
var_dump(get_class($baz));
?>
The above example will output:
See Also
- get_called_class
- get_parent_class
- gettype
- is_subclass_of