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_

Nota: get_class() returns a user defined class name in lowercase_ A class defined in a PHP extension is returned in its original notation_

Ejemplo 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