get_class

Returns the name of the class of an object (PHP 4 )
string get_class ( object obj )

This function returns the name of the class of which the object obj is an instance. Returns FALSE if obj is not an object.

Note:

get_class() returns a user defined class name in lowercase. A class defined in a PHP extension is returned in its original notation.

Example 199. Using get_class()

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<?php

class foo {
   function foo() {
   // implements some logic
   }

   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 output is:

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Its name is foo
My name is foo

See also get_parent_class(), gettype(), and is_subclass_of().

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