Question

I am looking for following php-function:

class foo
{
}

echo get_class_special(foo);  // returns the string 'foo'

Has php a function for getting the name of a class without creating an instance of the class?

Answer 1

<?php

class Foo {
    const NAME = __CLASS__;
    // or
    public static $NAME = __CLASS__;
    // or
    public static function getName() {
        return __CLASS__;
    }
}

Foo::NAME; // Foo
// or
Foo::$NAME; // Foo
// or
Foo::getName(); // Foo

?>