php man page for get_class

GET_CLASS(3)								 1							      GET_CLASS(3)

get_class - Returns the name of the class of an object

SYNOPSIS
       string get_class NULL ([object  $object])

DESCRIPTION
	Gets the name of the class of the given $object.

PARAMETERS
	      o $object
		- The tested object. This parameter may be omitted when inside a class.

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.

ERRORS
/EXCEPTIONS
	If get_class(3) is called with anything other than an object, an E_WARNING level error is raised.

CHANGELOG
       +--------+---------------------------------------------------+
       |Version |						    |
       |	|						    |
       |	|		     Description		    |
       |	|						    |
       +--------+---------------------------------------------------+
       | 5.3.0	|						    |
       |	|						    |
       |	|						    |
       |	| NULL	became	the  default  value for $object, so |
       |	| passing NULL to $object now has the  same  result |
       |	| as not passing any value.			    |
       |	|						    |
       | 5.0.0	|						    |
       |	|						    |
       |	|  The class name is returned in its original nota- |
       |	| tion. 					    |
       |	|						    |
       | 5.0.0	|						    |
       |	|						    |
       |	|  The $object parameter is optional if called from |
       |	| the object's method.				    |
       |	|						    |
       +--------+---------------------------------------------------+
EXAMPLES
       Example #1

	      Using get_class(3)

	      <?php

	      class foo {
		  function name()
		  {
		      echo "My name is " , get_class($this) , "
";
		  }
	      }

	      // create an object
	      $bar = new foo();

	      // external call
	      echo "Its name is " , get_class($bar) , "
";

	      // internal call
	      $bar->name();

	      ?>

	      The above example will output:

	      Its name is foo
	      My name is foo

       Example #2

	      Using get_class(3) 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"

SEE ALSO
       get_called_class(3), get_parent_class(3), gettype(3), is_subclass_of(3).

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