PHP - dynamically get class name in static member function

Question

I have the following hiearchy:

class A {
    public static function getClass() {
        return __CLASS__;
    }
}

class B extends A {}

class C extends B {}

without overriding getClass() in either B or C, I would like the following output:

echo A::getClass() // A
echo B::getClass() // B
echo C::getClass() // C

Currently, all of the above simply output A. How can I achieve the desired behavior?

I cannot use $this since I do not have any instances - the methods are static. — csvan
– csvan, Commented May 18, 2014 at 12:06

Jay Bhatt · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-18 12:06:48Z

5

Try this.

class A {
    public static function getClass() {
        return get_called_class();
    }
}

class B extends A {}

class C extends B {}

Here's the demo

answered May 18, 2014 at 12:06

Jay Bhatt

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csvan Over a year ago

I just hate it when there is a standard function which does exactly what I want, and I gloss right over it. Thank you so much for pointing this out.

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