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# get_class

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

get_class -- Returns the name of the class of an object

## Description

string get_class ( [object obj] )

This function returns the name of the class of which the object obj is an instance. Returns `FALSE` if obj is not an object.

> Note: A class defined in a PHP extension is returned in its original notation. In PHP 4 get_class() returns a user defined class name in lowercase, but in PHP 5 it will return the class name in it's original notation too, just like class names from PHP extensions.

> Note: Since PHP 5, obj is optional if called from the object's method.

Example 1. Using get_class()
`<?php class foo { function foo() { // implements some logic } function name() { echo "My name is " , get_class($this) , "\n"; } } // create an object $bar = new foo(); // external call echo "Its name is " , get_class($bar) , "\n"; // internal call $bar->name(); ?>`
The above example will output:
    Its name is foo
    My name is foo

See also get_parent_class(), gettype(), and is_subclass_of().

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