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<refentry xml:id="function.get-object-vars" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>get_object_vars</refname>
  <refpurpose>Gets the properties of the given object</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>array</type><methodname>get_object_vars</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>object</type><parameter>object</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   Gets the accessible non-static properties of the given 
   <parameter>object</parameter> according to scope.
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
   <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>object</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       An object instance.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   Returns an associative array of defined object accessible non-static properties 
   for the specified <parameter>object</parameter> in scope. If a property have 
   not been assigned a value, it will be returned with a &null; value.
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="changelog">
  &reftitle.changelog;
  <para>
   <informaltable>
    <tgroup cols="2">
     <thead>
      <row>
       <entry>&Version;</entry>
       <entry>&Description;</entry>
      </row>
     </thead>
     <tbody>
      <row>
       <entry>5.3.0</entry>
       <entry>
        This function now returns <type>NULL</type> if the 
        <parameter>object</parameter> isn't an object. Previously &false; was returned.
       </entry>
      </row>
      <row>
       <entry>4.2.0</entry>
       <entry>
        Properties which were declared in the class of the <parameter>object</parameter>
        but which weren't assigned a value are now also returned (with value &null;).
       </entry>
      </row>
     </tbody>
    </tgroup>
   </informaltable>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="examples">
  &reftitle.examples;
  <para>
   <example>
    <title>Use of <function>get_object_vars</function></title>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php

class foo {
    private $a;
    public $b = 1;
    public $c;
    private $d;
    static $e;
   
    public function test() {
        var_dump(get_object_vars($this));
    }
}

$test = new foo;
var_dump(get_object_vars($test));

$test->test();

?>
]]>
    </programlisting>
    &example.outputs;
    <screen>
<![CDATA[
array(2) {
  ["b"]=>
  int(1)
  ["c"]=>
  NULL
}
array(4) {
  ["a"]=>
  NULL
  ["b"]=>
  int(1)
  ["c"]=>
  NULL
  ["d"]=>
  NULL
}
]]>
    </screen>
   </example>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><function>get_class_methods</function></member>
    <member><function>get_class_vars</function></member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
</refentry>

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