get_class
Description
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 1. Using get_class()
<?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:
Its name is foo My name is foo
See also get_parent_class(), gettype(), and is_subclass_of().
