php man page for get_object_vars

GET_OBJECT_VARS(3)							 1							GET_OBJECT_VARS(3)

get_object_vars - Gets the properties of the given object

SYNOPSIS
       array get_object_vars (object  $object)

DESCRIPTION
	Gets the accessible non-static properties of the given $object according to scope.

PARAMETERS
	      o $object
		- An object instance.

RETURN VALUES
	Returns  an associative array of defined object accessible non-static properties for the specified $object in scope. If a property has not
       been assigned a value, it will be returned with a NULL value.

CHANGELOG
       +--------+---------------------------------------------------+
       |Version |						    |
       |	|						    |
       |	|		     Description		    |
       |	|						    |
       +--------+---------------------------------------------------+
       | 5.3.0	|						    |
       |	|						    |
       |	|  This function now returns NULL  if  the  $object |
       |	| isn't an object. Previously FALSE was returned.   |
       |	|						    |
       +--------+---------------------------------------------------+
EXAMPLES
       Example #1

	      Use of get_object_vars(3)

	      <?php

	      class foo {
		  private $a;
		  public $b = 1;
		  public $c;
		  private $d;
		  static $e;

		  public function test() {
		      var_dump(get_object_vars($this));
		  }
	      }

	      $test = new foo;
	      var_dump(get_object_vars($test));

	      $test->test();

	      ?>

	      The above example will output:

	      array(2) {
		["b"]=>
		int(1)
		["c"]=>
		NULL
	      }
	      array(4) {
		["a"]=>
		NULL
		["b"]=>
		int(1)
		["c"]=>
		NULL
		["d"]=>
		NULL
	      }

SEE ALSO
       get_class_methods(3), get_class_vars(3).

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