PHP | Reflection getName() Function

The Reflection::getName() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to return the name of the specified class. Syntax:

string Reflection::getName( void )

Parameters: This function does not accept any parameters. Return Value: This function returns the name of the specified class. Below programs illustrate the Reflection::getName() function in PHP: Program 1: php

<?php
 
// Defining a user-defined class named as Departments
class Departments {
    public $Dept1 = 'CSE';
    private $Dept2 = 'ECE';
    public static $Dept3 = 'EE';
}
 
// Using ReflectionClass over the class Departments
$ReflectionClass = new ReflectionClass('Departments');
 
// Calling getName() function 
$A = $ReflectionClass->getName();
 
// Getting the name of the specified class
var_dump($A);
?>

Program 2: php

<?php
 
// Using ReflectionClass over the inbuilt class 'ReflectionClass'
$ReflectionClass = new ReflectionClass('ReflectionClass');
 
// Calling getName() function 
$A = $ReflectionClass->getName();
 
// Getting the name of the class
var_dump($A);
?>

Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/reflectionclass.getname.php