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get_class_methods

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(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

Gets 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

get_class_methods() example

php

<?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:

output

__construct
myfunc1
myfunc2