PHP : Get Class Name

The structure of the examples are like:

namespace Drupal\mymodule\Tools;

class MyTools extends MyToolsBase {

...

}

...

class MyToolsBase {

  public function showClass() {

    $class_name = ....

    echo $class_name;

  }

}

PHP Get the class name of a object;

Methode 1.

This will retuen the full clas name including namespace.

$class_name = (new \ReflectionClass($theObject))->getName();

//Result : Drupal\mymodule\Tools\MyTools

Methide 2.

This will retuen the full clas name including namespace but not very usefull as already you have the object.

$class_name = MyToolsBase::class;

//Result : Drupal\mymodule\Tools\MyToolsBase

Get the class name of the currect PHP object;

Methode 1.

$class_name = __CLASS__;

//Result : Drupal\mymodule\Tools\MyTools

Methode 2.

$class_name = (new \ReflectionClass($this))->getName();

//Result : Drupal\mymodule\Tools\MyTools

Methode 3.

$class_name = static::class;

//Result : MyTools

Methode 4.

$class_name = self::class;

//Result : MyToolsBases

Get class name without namespace on PHP.

Methode 1. (This methode is very fast)

$class_name = (new \ReflectionClass($this))->getShortName();

//Result : MyTools

Methode 2.

$class_name = array_pop(explode('\\', __CLASS__));

//Result : MyToolsBase

Methode 2.

$class_name = array_pop(explode('\\', __CLASS__));

//Result : MyToolsBase

Methode 3.

$class_name = array_pop(explode('\\', self::class));

//Result : MyToolsBase

Methode 4.

$class_name = array_pop(explode('\\', static::class));

//Result : MyTools

The PHP Object (POO) Reflection Class

ReflectionClass

$object = (new \ReflectionClass($this));

Get the Doc comments

$value = (new \ReflectionClass($this))->getDocComment();

Get file name

$value = (new \ReflectionClass($this))->getFileName();

Get the namespace

$value = (new \ReflectionClass($this))->getNamespaceName();