get_class in static method and inheritance (php)

Question

We have a code

class ParentClass {
  public static function getName() {
    return get_class(self);
  }
}

class ChildClass extends ParentClass {
}

echo ParentClass::getName(); # => 'ParentClass'
echo ChildClass::getName(); # => 'ParentClass'

if I use get_class($this) there is the same result. Also for self::$this, static::$this etc

Any way to get child class name without adding methods to child class for this?

deceze · Accepted Answer · 2010-11-25 07:34:14Z

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You'll have to use get_called_class, which binds late. Only available since PHP 5.3 though.

answered Nov 25, 2010 at 7:34

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Gerard Reches · Accepted Answer · 2021-05-18 08:19:02Z

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Since PHP 5.5 we can use static::class instead of get_called_class:

class ParentClass {
  public static function getName() {
    return static::class;
  }
}

class ChildClass extends ParentClass {
}

echo ParentClass::getName(); # => 'ParentClass'
echo ChildClass::getName(); # => 'ChildClass'

answered May 18, 2021 at 8:19

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