get_class_methods()

get_class_methods() — Gets the class methods' names.

Built-in function of PHP 8.5. The manual lists it as available in PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8. This page is the reference card: signature, parameters and return value, plus the changelog and the example the manual provides.

Signature

get_class_methods(object|string $object_or_class): array

Parameters

Return value

Returns an array of method names defined for the class specified by object_or_class.

Example

A runnable snippet:

class myclass { // constructor function __construct() { return(true); } // method 1 function myfunc1() { return(true); } // method 2 function myfunc2() { return(true); } } $class_methods = get_class_methods('myclass'); // or $class_methods = get_class_methods(new myclass()); foreach ($class_methods as $method_name) { echo "$method_name\n"; }

Output:

__construct myfunc1 myfunc2

Changelog

See also

get_class(), get_class_vars(), get_object_vars()

All PHP 8.5 built-in functions

Reference card built from the PHP manual page get_class_methods() (PHP documentation, CC BY 3.0). The page is generated from the manual, so the wording of the parameter and return value text follows php.net.