PHP | get_class_vars() Function

Hello dear readers! welcome back to another edition of our tutorial on PHP. In this tutorial guide, we are going to be discussing about the get_class_vars() Function in PHP.

The get_class_vars() function gets the default properties of the given class. Returns an associative array of default public properties of the class.

Syntax

Following below is the syntax to use this function -

get_class_vars ( $class_name );

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Parameter Details

Sr.No	Parameter & Description
1	class_name(Required) The class name.

Return Value

It returns an associative array of default public properties of the class. The resulting array elements are in the form of varname=>value.

Example

Try out the below example -

<?php
   class helloworld {
      var $var1;
      var $var2 = "xyz";
      var $var3 = 100;
      private $var4; // PHP 5
      
      function helloworld() {
         $this->var1 = "foo";
         $this->var2 = "bar";
         return true;
      }
   }
	
   $hello_class = new helloworld();
   $class_vars = get_class_vars(get_class($hello_class));
   
   foreach ($class_vars as $name => $value) {
      echo "$name : $value \n";
   }
?> 

Output

When the above code is executed, it will produce the following result -

var1 :
var2 : xyz
var3 : 100

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Alright guys! This is where we are rounding up for this tutorial post. In our next tutorial guide, we are going to be discussing about the PHP get_class() Functions.

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