get_object_vars
(PHP 4, PHP 5)
get_object_vars — Gets the properties of the given object
Description
array get_object_vars
( object $object
)
Gets the accessible non-static properties of the given object according to scope.
Parameters
- object
-
An object instance.
Return Values
Returns an associative array of defined object accessible non-static properties for the specified object in scope. If a property have not been assigned a value, it will be returned with a NULL value.
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 5.3.0 | This function now returns NULL if the object isn't an object. |
| prior to 5.3.0 | If the object isn't an object, then get_object_vars() would return FALSE |
| prior to 4.2.0 | If the variables declared in the class of which the object is an instance, have not been assigned a value, those will not be returned in the array |
Examples
Example #1 Use of get_object_vars()
<?php
class foo {
private $a;
public $b = 1;
public $c;
private $d;
static $e;
public function test() {
var_dump(get_object_vars($this));
}
}
$test = new foo;
var_dump(get_object_vars($test));
$test->test();
?>
The above example will output:
array(2) {
["b"]=>
int(1)
["c"]=>
NULL
}
array(4) {
["a"]=>
NULL
["b"]=>
int(1)
["c"]=>
NULL
["d"]=>
NULL
}
See Also
- get_class_methods() - Gets the class methods' names
- get_class_vars() - Get the default properties of the class