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get_class_methods

Name

get_class_methods — Gets the names of the methods for a given class.

Synopsis

array get_class_methods(class_name); string class_name: Class for which you want to find method names

Returns

Array containing the name(s) of an object's method(s); NULL if class_name is not the name of a defined class

Description

get_class_methods() finds the names of the methods for a given class and returns them as an array. If the class_name argument is not the name of a defined class, the function returns NULL.

Version

PHP Version: 4.0RC1+

Example

Example 103. Find the names of the methods of a class

class locomotion {
    function walk () {
        // Do something...
    }
    function run () {
        // Do something...
    }
    function crawl () {
        // Do something...
    }
    function jog () {
        // Do something...
    }
    function jump () {
        // Do something...
    }
    function hop () {
        // Do something...
    }
    function swim () {
        // Do something...
    }
    function roll () {
        // Do something...
    }
    function climb () {
        // Do something...
    }
}

// Find the methods available for the locomotion class
$method_names = get_class_methods ('locomotion');

// Display the method names
print "<pre>The locomotion class has the following methods:\n\t";
print implode ("\n\t", $method_names);
print '</pre>';

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