PHP | get_class_methods() Function

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The get_class_methods() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to get the class method names.

Syntax:

array get_class_methods( mixed $class_name )

Parameters: This function accepts a single parameter $class_name which holds the class name or an object instance.

Return Value: This function returns an array of method names defined for the class on success and returns NULL in case of error.

Below programs illustrate the get_class_methods() function in PHP:

Program 1:

<?php 
  
// Create a class 
class GFG { 
  
    public function Geeks() { 
        var_dump(get_called_class()); 
    } 
      
    public function zambiatek() { 
        var_dump(get_called_class()); 
    } 
} 
  
$getClassMethod = get_class_methods('GFG'); 
  
foreach ($getClassMethod as $method) { 
    echo "$method\n"; 
} 
  
?> 

Output:

Geeks
zambiatek

Program 2:

<?php 
  
// Create a class 
class GFG { 
  
    public function Geeks() { 
        var_dump(get_called_class()); 
    } 
      
    public function zambiatek() { 
        var_dump(get_called_class()); 
    } 
      
    public function G4G() { 
        // Empty method 
    } 
} 
  
class_alias('GFG', 'zambiatek'); 
  
$getClassMethod = get_class_methods('zambiatek'); 
  
foreach ($getClassMethod as $method) { 
    echo "$method\n"; 
} 
  
?> 