get_called_class
get_called_class
(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7)
get_called_class — the "Late Static Binding" class name
Description
string get_called_class ( void )
Gets the name of the class the static method is called in.
Return Values
Returns the class name. Returns FALSE if called from outside a class.
Examples
Example #1 Using get_called_class()
<?php
class foo {
static public function test() {
var_dump(get_called_class());
}
}
class bar extends foo {
}
foo::test();
bar::test();
?> The above example will output:
string(3) "foo" string(3) "bar"
See Also
- get_parent_class() - Retrieves the parent class name for object or class
- get_class() - Returns the name of the class of an object
- is_subclass_of() - Checks if the object has this class as one of its parents or implements it.
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