get_class(3) [php man page]

GET_CLASS(3)								 1							      GET_CLASS(3)

get_class - Returns the name of the class of an object

SYNOPSIS

       string get_class NULL ([object  $object])

DESCRIPTION

	Gets the name of the class of the given $object.

PARAMETERS

	      o $object
		- The tested object. This parameter may be omitted when inside a class.

RETURN VALUES

	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.

ERRORS
/EXCEPTIONS
	If get_class(3) is called with anything other than an object, an E_WARNING level error is raised.

CHANGELOG

       +--------+---------------------------------------------------+
       |Version |						    |
       |	|						    |
       |	|		     Description		    |
       |	|						    |
       +--------+---------------------------------------------------+
       | 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.			    |
       |	|						    |
       | 5.0.0	|						    |
       |	|						    |
       |	|  The class name is returned in its original nota- |
       |	| tion. 					    |
       |	|						    |
       | 5.0.0	|						    |
       |	|						    |
       |	|  The $object parameter is optional if called from |
       |	| the object's method.				    |
       |	|						    |
       +--------+---------------------------------------------------+
EXAMPLES

       Example #1

	      Using get_class(3)

	      <?php

	      class foo {
		  function name()
		  {
		      echo "My name is " , get_class($this) , "
";
		  }
	      }

	      // create an object
	      $bar = new foo();

	      // external call
	      echo "Its name is " , get_class($bar) , "
";

	      // internal call
	      $bar->name();

	      ?>

	      The above example will output:

	      Its name is foo
	      My name is foo

       Example #2

	      Using get_class(3) in superclass

	      <?php

	      abstract class bar {
		  public function __construct()
		  {
		      var_dump(get_class($this));
		      var_dump(get_class());
		  }
	      }

	      class foo extends bar {
	      }

	      new foo;

	      ?>

	      The above example will output:

	      string(3) "foo"
	      string(3) "bar"

SEE ALSO

       get_called_class(3), get_parent_class(3), gettype(3), is_subclass_of(3).

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RUNKIT_METHOD_REDEFINE(3)						 1						 RUNKIT_METHOD_REDEFINE(3)

runkit_method_redefine - Dynamically changes the code of the given method

SYNOPSIS

       bool runkit_method_redefine (string  $classname, string	$methodname, string  $args, string  $code, [int  $flags = RUNKIT_ACC_PUBLIC])

DESCRIPTION

       Note

	      This function cannot be used to manipulate the currently running (or chained) method.

       Warning

	      This  function is EXPERIMENTAL. The behaviour of this function, its name, and surrounding documentation may change without notice in
	      a future release of PHP. This function should be used at your own risk.

PARAMETERS

	      o $classname
		- The class in which to redefine the method

	      o $methodname
		- The name of the method to redefine

	      o $args
		- Comma-delimited list of arguments for the redefined method

	      o $code
		- The new code to be evaluated when $methodname is called

	      o $flags
		- The redefined method can be RUNKIT_ACC_PUBLIC, RUNKIT_ACC_PROTECTED or RUNKIT_ACC_PRIVATE

	      Note

		      This parameter is only used as of PHP 5, because, prior to this, all methods were public.

RETURN VALUES

	Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

EXAMPLES

       Example #1

	      runkit_method_redefine(3) example

	      <?php
	      class Example {
		  function foo() {
		      return "foo!
";
		  }
	      }

	      // create an Example object
	      $e = new Example();

	      // output Example::foo() (before redefine)
	      echo "Before: " . $e->foo();

	      // Redefine the 'foo' method
	      runkit_method_redefine(
		  'Example',
		  'foo',
		  '',
		  'return "bar!
";',
		  RUNKIT_ACC_PUBLIC
	      );

	      // output Example::foo() (after redefine)
	      echo "After: " . $e->foo();
	      ?>

	      The above example will output:

	      Before: foo!
	      After: bar!

SEE ALSO

       runkit_method_add(3), runkit_method_copy(3), runkit_method_remove(3), runkit_method_rename(3), runkit_function_redefine(3).

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