How to get the child name from within the parent?

Hello there,

Is there a way to get the child class name from within the parent method?

If so, how?

Thx in advance.

Example:

class MyParent {
public static function start() {
// Do something like this???
return get_child_name(); // returns 'MyChild' in this case
}
}

class MyChild extends MyParent {
public static childStart() {
// Should return the child class name.
echo parent::start();
}
}

----- Ursprüngliche Nachricht -----
Von: Mathijs <mathijs.van.veluw@smscity.com>
Datum: Montag, September 10, 2007 3:19 pm
Betreff: [php] How to get the child name from within the parent?
An: php-general@lists.php.net

> Hello there,
>
> Is there a way to get the child class name from within the parent
> method?

Yes.

> If so, how?

1) If you abandon static'ness, you can use 'get_class($this)'within parent class' func.
2) Fizzle around with some 'self' as pass over argument.
3) or else.....

But - I can't recognize any exigence. Could you describe *what* you wanna do so you must use this?

>
> Thx in advance.
>
> Example:
>
> class MyParent {
> public static function start() {
> // Do something like this???

> return get_child_name(); // returns 'MyChild' in this case

I don't know this function. I couldn't even find it at php doc.
WHAT is that ?

> }
> }
>
> class MyChild extends MyParent {

> public static childStart() {

public static function childStart() {

> // Should return the child class name.
> echo parent::start();
> }
> }
>
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So far.

Rob

Robert.Degen@rwth-aachen.de wrote:
> ----- Ursprüngliche Nachricht -----
> Von: Mathijs <mathijs.van.veluw@smscity.com>
> Datum: Montag, September 10, 2007 3:19 pm
> Betreff: [php] How to get the child name from within the parent?
> An: php-general@lists.php.net
>
>> Hello there,
>>
>> Is there a way to get the child class name from within the parent
>> method?
>
> Yes.
>
>> If so, how?
>
> 1) If you abandon static'ness, you can use 'get_class($this)' within parent class' func.
> 2) Fizzle around with some 'self' as pass over argument.
> 3) or else.....
>
> But - I can't recognize any exigence. Could you describe *what* you wanna do so you must use this?
>

I need this because i want to make a default Flow-Control class.
Other classes can extend from this flow class, and pass an array with
the kind of flow they want.

Some of these methods are in the child-class and there for i need its name.

But i didn't checked non-static part yet.
Going to try this.

Thx.


>> Thx in advance.
>>
>> Example:
>>
>> class MyParent {
>> public static function start() {
>> // Do something like this???
>
>> return get_child_name(); // returns 'MyChild' in this case
>
> I don't know this function. I couldn't even find it at php doc.
> WHAT is that ?
>
>> }
>> }
>>
>> class MyChild extends MyParent {
>
>> public static childStart() {
>
> public static function childStart() {
>
Oeps, forgot that.

>> // Should return the child class name.
>> echo parent::start();
>> }
>> }
>>
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>> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/)
>> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
>>
>
> So far.
>
> Rob