get_called_class

(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7)
the "Late Static Binding" class name
string get_called_class ( void )

Gets the name of the class the static method is called in.

Returns:

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

Examples:
Using get_called_class()
<?php

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

class bar extends foo {
}

foo::test();
bar::test();

?>

The above example will output:

string(3) "foo"
string(3) "bar"
See also:

get_parent_class() -

get_class() -

is_subclass_of() -

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2016-02-24 16:12:58
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