Posted by Richard Davey on 06/13/65 11:22

Hello axel,

Tuesday, July 26, 2005, 8:02:05 PM, you wrote:

a> class ClassA {
a> function getClassName() {
a> return get_class($this); # [1]
a> }
a> }
a> class ClassB extends ClassA { }
a> echo ClassB::getClassName();

a> this script echoes "Object" instead of "ClassB". but i would like to
a> return the classname of the derived class without writing the method again.

"The double colon, is a token that allows access to static, constant,
and overridden members or methods of a class."

Of which none of yours are (at least not in the code posted)

Wouldn't get_parent_class() work in this situation?

Best regards,

Richard Davey
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