Get class information from file

In Java you can send MyClass.class as a param开发者_JS百科 and use get the entire class information.

What's the equivalent in php?

I already knows about get_object_*, but I am looking for something more advanced.

PHP does not have class literals, so you are probably looking for the Reflection API then

PHP 5 comes with a complete reflection API that adds the ability to reverse-engineer classes, interfaces, functions, methods and extensions. Additionally, the reflection API offers ways to retrieve doc comments for functions, classes and methods.

Example (demo):

Reflection::export(new ReflectionClass('DateTime'));

There is also some functions that can give you information about a class with

• class_parents — Return the parent classes of the given class
• class_implements — Return the interfaces which are implemented by the given class
• various Classes and Object Functions

php also implements OOP-concept. you can do the following:

class MyClass {
  private $foo;
  pubclic function bar() {
    return $this->foo;
  }
}

function outer_foo($obj) {
  echo($obj->bar());
}

$myobj = new MuyClass();
outer_foo($myob);

get_class — Returns the name of the class of an object http://php.net/manual/en/function.get-class.php

get_class_vars — Get the default properties of the class http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.get-class-vars.php

get_class_methods — Gets the class methods' names http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.get-class-methods.php