get_declared_classes

FunctionReturn type changed in PHP 8.0

Returns an array with the name of the defined classes.

PHP 5
PHP 7
PHP 8.0
Improved
PHP 8.1
PHP 8.2-8.3
PHP 8.4
PHP 8.5
PHP 8.6

get_declared_classes Function synopsis

get_declared_classes(): array

Parameters

get_declared_classes does not take any parameters.

Return value

Typearray

Returns an array of the names of the declared classes in the current script.

Note that depending on what extensions you have compiled or
loaded into PHP, additional classes could be present. This means that
you will not be able to define your own classes using these
names. There is a list of predefined classes in the Predefined Classes section of
the appendices.

Changes to the get_declared_classes Function

PHP 8.0

  • Return type added: array
- get_declared_classes()
+ get_declared_classes(): array

get_declared_classes Function Availability

PHP VersionAvailability
PHP 8.6Upcoming Release Yes
PHP 8.5Supported (Latest) Yes
PHP 8.4Supported Yes
PHP 8.3Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.2Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 8.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.3Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.2Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.6Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.5Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.3Unsupported Yes