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class_exists

Name

class_exists — Tests whether a class is defined.

Synopsis

bool class_exists(class_name); string class_name: Name of the class whose existence is being tested

Returns

TRUE if the class exists; FALSE for all other cases

Description

class_exists() is used to check whether a class has been defined. If the class has been defined, the function returns TRUE; otherwise, it returns FALSE.

Version

PHP Version: 4.0b4+

Example

Example 101. Check to see whether a class is defined

// Why no class can be a nihilist
class nihilist {
    function nihilist () {
        print "";   // Ha ha - sorry for the crummy nihilist humor...
    }
}

if (class_exists ('nihilist'))
    print "Class <i>nihilist</i> exists.";

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