PHP get_class_methods() Function

The PHP get_class_methods() function is used to get the class methods names.

Syntax

get_class_methods(object_or_class)

Parameters

object_or_class Required. Specify the class name or an object instance.

Return Value

Returns an array of method names defined for the class specified by object_or_class.

Example: get_class_methods() example

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

<?php
class myClass {
  //class constructor
  function __construct() {
    //codes
  }

  //method 1
  function myfunc1() {
    //codes
  }

  //method 2
  function myfunc2() {
    //codes
  }
}

//getting the method names
print_r(get_class_methods('myclass'));

echo "\n";

//another way of getting the method names
print_r(get_class_methods(new myclass()));
?>

The output of the above code will be:

Array
(
    [0] => __construct
    [1] => myfunc1
    [2] => myfunc2
)

Array
(
    [0] => __construct
    [1] => myfunc1
    [2] => myfunc2
)

Example: using with derived class

Consider one more example where this function is used with a derived class.

<?php
class myClass {
  //class constructor
  function __construct() {
    //codes
  }

  //method 1
  function myfunc1() {
    //codes
  }

  //method 2
  function myfunc2() {
    //codes
  }
}

class newClass extends myClass {
  //codes
}

//getting the method names of newClass
print_r(get_class_methods('newClass'));
?>

The output of the above code will be:

Array
(
    [0] => __construct
    [1] => myfunc1
    [2] => myfunc2
)

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