get_object_vars

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

get_object_vars — Gets the properties of the given object

Description

get_object_vars(object $object): array

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.

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
}

Note:

Uninitialized properties are considered inaccessible, and thus will not be included in the array.

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