ID: 30423
User updated by: auroraeosrose at hotmail dot com
Reported By: auroraeosrose at hotmail dot com
Status: Open
Bug Type: Feature/Change Request
Operating System: *
PHP Version: 5.*
New Comment:
oops, here are the results of my little test
Hello, I'm whoami 1 !
Value of __CLASS__ : test
Value of get_class($this) : test
Value of get_class() : test
Hello, I'm whoami 1 !
Value of __CLASS__ : test
Value of get_class($this) : test2
Value of get_class() : test
Previous Comments:
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[2004-10-14 03:22:31] auroraeosrose at hotmail dot com
only problem is, get_class() returns what __CLASS__ returns, the actual
class your in, which is nice unless you need to know the class CALLED
not the PARENT
extremely simplistic view:
class test {
function whoami() {
echo "Hello, I'm whoami 1 !\r\n";
echo "Value of __CLASS__ : ".__CLASS__."\r\n";
echo "Value of get_class(\$this) : ".get_class($this)."\r\n\r\n";
echo "Value of get_class() : ".get_class()."\r\n\r\n";
}
}
class test2 extends test {
}
$test=new test;
$test->whoami();
$test2=new test2;
$test2->whoami();
Now, you'll notice that get_class() is always returning the class
whoami is in - test, whereas get_class($this) is returning the CHILD
class, test2 - bug or feature? in any case it makes using get_class()
as useless for me as __CLASS__ , I need to know the class called, not
the class the function is in!
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[2004-10-13 23:09:14] helly@php.net
Simply use get_class()
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[2004-10-13 20:18:43] auroraeosrose at hotmail dot com
Description:
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When using parent - child classes you sometimes need to get the name of
the child, not the parent FROM the parent class. In a regular object
instance you can do get_class($this); However in static methods, you
cannot. I'd really like a get_class(self); so that you can get the
same functionality in a static method.
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