get_class Returns the name of the class of an object stringget_class objectobj This function returns the name of the class of which the object obj is an instance. Returns &false; if obj is not an object. 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. Since PHP 5, obj is optional if called from the object's method. name(); ?> ]]> &example.outputs; See also get_parent_class, gettype, and is_subclass_of.