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get_class_methods

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get_class_methodsGets the class methods' names

Description

get_class_methods(object|string $object_or_class): array

Gets the class methods names.

Parameters

object_or_class

The class name or an object instance

Return Values

Returns an array of method names defined for the class specified by object_or_class.

Changelog

Version Description
8.0.0 The object_or_class parameter now only accepts objects or valid class names.

Examples

Example #1 get_class_methods() example

<?php

class myclass {
    // constructor
    function __construct()
    {
        return(true);
    }

    // method 1
    function myfunc1()
    {
        return(true);
    }

    // method 2
    function myfunc2()
    {
        return(true);
    }
}

$class_methods = get_class_methods('myclass');
// or
$class_methods = get_class_methods(new myclass());

foreach ($class_methods as $method_name) {
    echo "$method_name\n";
}

?>

The above example will output:

myclass
myfunc1
myfunc2

See Also

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https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.get-class-methods.php