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<refentry xml:id="function.get-called-class" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>get_called_class</refname>
  <refpurpose>the "Late Static Binding" class name</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>string</type><methodname>get_called_class</methodname>
   <void/>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   Gets the name of the class the static method is called in.
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   Returns the class name.  Returns &false; if called from outside a class.
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="examples">
  &reftitle.examples;
  <para>
   <example>
    <title>Using <function>get_called_class</function></title>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php

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

class bar extends foo {
}

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

?>
]]>
    </programlisting>
    &example.outputs;
    <screen>
<![CDATA[
string(3) "foo"
string(3) "bar"
]]>
    </screen>
   </example>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><function>get_parent_class</function></member>
    <member><function>get_class</function></member>
    <member><function>is_subclass_of</function></member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
</refentry>

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