The Reflection::getName() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to return the name of the specified class.
Syntax:
string Reflection::getName( void )
Parameters: This function does not accept any parameters.
Return Value: This function returns the name of the specified class.
Below programs illustrate the Reflection::getName() function in PHP:
Program 1:
<?php // Defining a user-defined class named as Departments class Departments { public $Dept1 = 'CSE'; private $Dept2 = 'ECE'; public static $Dept3 = 'EE'; } // Using ReflectionClass over the class Departments $ReflectionClass = new ReflectionClass('Departments'); // Calling getName() function $A = $ReflectionClass->getName(); // Getting the name of the specified class var_dump($A); ?> |
Output:
string(11) "Departments"
Program 2:
<?php // Using ReflectionClass over the inbuilt class 'ReflectionClass' $ReflectionClass = new ReflectionClass('ReflectionClass'); // Calling getName() function $A = $ReflectionClass->getName(); // Getting the name of the class var_dump($A); ?> |
Output:
string(15) "ReflectionClass"
Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/reflectionclass.getname.php
