PHP | get_called_class() Function
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27 Apr, 2020
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The get_called_class() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to get the class name where the static method is called.
Syntax:
string get_called_class( void )
Parameters: This method does not accept any parameter.
Return Value: This function returns the class name on success and returns False if it is called from outside a class.
Below programs illustrate the get_called_class() function in PHP:
Program 1:
<?php // Create a class class GFG { public $Geek_name = "Welcome to GeeksforGeeks"; public function Geeks() { var_dump(get_called_class()); } } GFG::Geeks(); ?> |
Output:
string(3) "GFG"
Program 2:
<?php // Create a class class GFG { public function Geeks() { var_dump(get_called_class()); } public function GeeksforGeeks() { var_dump(get_called_class()); } } GFG::Geeks(); GFG::GeeksforGeeks(); class_alias('GFG', 'GeeksforGeeks'); GeeksforGeeks::Geeks(); GeeksforGeeks::GeeksforGeeks(); ?> |
Output:
string(3) "GFG" string(3) "GFG" string(3) "GFG" string(3) "GFG"
Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.get-called-class.php
