(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)
get_called_class — The "Late Static Binding" class name
This function has no parameters.
Returns the class name.
If get_called_class() is called from outside a class, an Error is thrown. Prior to PHP 8.0.0, an E_WARNING level error was raised.
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.0.0 | Calling this function from outside a class, will now throw an Error. Previously, an E_WARNING was raised and the function returned false. |
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"