ClassName::class

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language/oop5/basic.xml

@@ -102,6 +102,37 @@ $this is defined (A)
 $this is not defined.
 $this is defined (B)
 $this is not defined.
+]]>
+     </screen>
+    </example>
+   </para>
+   
+   <para>
+    Since PHP 5.5, the <literal>class</literal> keyword is also used for class
+    name resolution. You can get a string with fully qualified name of the
+    <literal>ClassName</literal> class with <literal>ClassName::class</literal>.
+    This is particularly useful with <link linkend="language.namespaces">
+    namespaces</link>.
+   </para>
+   <para>
+    <example xml:id="language.oop5.basic.class.name">
+     <title>Class name resolution</title>
+     <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?php
+namespace N {
+    class C {
+    }
+    
+    echo C::class;
+}
+?>
+]]>
+     </programlisting>
+     &example.outputs;
+     <screen>
+<![CDATA[
+N\C
 ]]>
      </screen>
     </example>