PHP get_called_class() Function

The PHP get_called_class() function is used to get the name of the class where the static method is called.

Syntax

get_called_class()

Parameters

No parameter is required.

Return Value

Returns the class name. Returns false if called from outside a class.

Example: get_called_class() example

The example below shows the usage of get_called_class() function.

<?php
class foo {
  public $message = "Hello World!";

  static public function test() {
    var_dump(get_called_class());
  }
}

class bar extends foo {
}

foo::test();
bar::test();
?>

The output of the above code will be similar to:

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

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