the "Late Static Binding" class name

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# get_called_class

(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0)

get_called_class — the "Late Static Binding" class name

### Description

string get_called_class ( void )

Gets the name of the class the static method is called in.

### Return Values

Returns the class name. Returns `FALSE` if called from outside a class.

### Examples

Example #1 Using get_called_class()

`<?php
class foo {
static public function test() {
var_dump(get_called_class());
}
}
class bar extends foo {
}
foo::test();
bar::test();
?>`

The above example will output:

    string(3) "foo"
    string(3) "bar"

### See Also

- get_parent_class() - Retrieves the parent class name for object or class
- get_class() - Returns the name of the class of an object
- is_subclass_of() - Checks if the object has this class as one of its parents

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