note 71064 added to language.constants.predefined

The __CLASS__ magic constant nicely complements the get_class() function. Sometimes you need to know both: - name of the inherited class - name of the class actually executed Here's an example that shows the possible solution: <?php class base_class { function say_a() { echo "'a' - said the " . __CLASS__ . "<br/>"; } function say_b() { echo "'b' - said the " . get_class($this) . "<br/>"; } } class derived_class extends base_class { function say_a() { parent::say_a(); echo "'a' - said the " . __CLASS__ . "<br/>"; } function say_b() { parent::say_b(); echo "'b' - said the " . get_class($this) . "<br/>"; } } $obj_b = new derived_class(); $obj_b->say_a(); echo "<br/>"; $obj_b->say_b(); ?> The output should look roughly like this: 'a' - said the base_class 'a' - said the derived_class 'b' - said the derived_class 'b' - said the derived_class ---- Server IP: 66.163.161.117 Probable Submitter: 217.30.156.35 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.constants.predefined.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/71064 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/71064/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/71064/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/71064/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/71064/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/71064/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/71064/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/71064 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/71064 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php