(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
get_class — Returns the name of the class of an object
$object
] ) : string
Gets the name of the class of the given object.
objectThe tested object. This parameter may be omitted when inside a class.
Note: Explicitly passing
NULLas theobjectis no longer allowed as of PHP 7.2.0. The parameter is still optional and calling get_class() without a parameter from inside a class will work, but passingNULLnow emits anE_WARNINGnotice.
Returns the name of the class of which object is an
instance. Returns FALSE if object is not an
object.
If object is omitted when inside a class, the
name of that class is returned.
If the object is an instance of a class which exists
in a namespace, the qualified namespaced name of that class is returned.
If get_class() is called with anything other than an
object, an E_WARNING level error is raised.
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 7.2.0 |
NULL was removed as the default value for object,
and is no longer a valid input.
|
| 5.3.0 |
NULL became the default value for object,
so passing NULL to object now has the same
result as not passing any value.
|
Example #1 Using get_class()
<?php
class foo {
function name()
{
echo "My name is " , get_class($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:
string(11) "Foo\Bar\Baz"