(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
get_class — Returns the name of the class of an object
$object = NULL
  ] )
   Gets the name of the class of the given object.
  
objectThe tested object. This parameter may be omitted when inside a class.
   Returns the name of the class of which object is an
   instance. Returns FALSE if object is not an 
   object.
  
   If object is omitted when inside a class, the
   name of that class is returned.
  
   If get_class() is called with anything other than an
   object, an E_WARNING level error is raised.
  
| Versiune | Descriere | 
|---|---|
| 5.3.0 | 
        NULL became the default value for object,
        so passing NULL to object now has the same
        result as not passing any value.
        | 
      
Example #1 Using get_class()
<?php
class foo {
    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
$bar->name();
?>
Exemplul de mai sus va afișa:
Its name is foo My name is foo
Example #2 Using get_class() in superclass
<?php
abstract class bar {
    public function __construct()
    {
        var_dump(get_class($this));
        var_dump(get_class());
    }
}
class foo extends bar {
}
new foo;
?>
Exemplul de mai sus va afișa:
string(3) "foo" string(3) "bar"