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GET_CALLED_CLASS(3)							 1						       GET_CALLED_CLASS(3)

get_called_class - the ";Late Static Binding" class name

SYNOPSIS
       string get_called_class (void  )

DESCRIPTION
	Gets the name of the class the static method is called in.

RETURN VALUES
	Returns the class name. Returns FALSE if called from outside a class.

EXAMPLES
       Example #1

	      Using get_called_class(3)

	      <?php

	      class foo {
		  static public function test() {
		      var_dump(get_called_class());
		  }
	      }

	      class bar extends foo {
	      }

	      foo::test();
	      bar::test();

	      ?>

	      The above example will output:

	      string(3) "foo"
	      string(3) "bar"

SEE ALSO
       get_parent_class(3), get_class(3), is_subclass_of(3).

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