PHP - Function get_object_vars()

Syntax

get_object_vars ( $object);

Definition and Usage

This function gets the properties of the given object.

Parameters

Return Value

It returns an associative array of defined object properties for the specified object. If a property have not been assigned a value, it will be returned with a NULL value.

Example

Following is the usage of this function −

<?php
   class Point2D {
      var $x, $y;
      var $label;
      
      function Point2D($x, $y) {
         $this->x = $x;
         $this->y = $y;
      }
      
      function setLabel($label) {
         $this->label = $label;
      }
      
      function getPoint() {
         return array("x" => $this->x, "y" => $this->y, "label" => $this->label);
      }
   }
   $p1 = new Point2D(1.233, 3.445);
   print_r(get_object_vars($p1));
   
   $p1->setLabel("point #1");
   print_r(get_object_vars($p1));
?> 

It will produce the following result −

Array (
   [x] => 1.233
   [y] => 3.445
   [label] =>
)
Array (
   [x] => 1.233
   [y] => 3.445
   [label] => point #1
)