How do I get class name in PHP?

Question

public class MyClass {

}

In Java, we can get class name with String className = MyClass.class.getSimpleName();

How to do this in PHP? I already know get_class(), but it works only for objects. Currently I work in Active Record. I need statement like MyClass::className.

Answer 1

Since PHP 5.5 you can use class name resolution via ClassName::class.

See new features of PHP5.5.

<?php

namespace NameSpace;

class ClassName {}

echo ClassName::class;

?>

If you want to use this feature in your class method use static::class:

<?php

namespace NameSpace;

class ClassName {
   /**
    * @return string
    */
   public function getNameOfClass()
   {
      return static::class;
   }
}

$obj = new ClassName();
echo $obj->getNameOfClass();

?>

For older versions of PHP, you can use get_class().