PHP Functions Essential Reference

get_object_vars

array get_object_vars(object obj) 

Gets an object’s member variables, along with the variables’ current values.

Returns:

Associative array; FALSE if obj is not an object

Description:

get_object_vars() finds the names of the member variables for a given object and returns them as an associative array containing the name of an object’s member variables as array keys and the values of the member variables as array values.

Availability:

UNIX, Windows

Version:

4.0RC1+

See also:

get_class_vars() 
method_exists() 

Example:

Get the names and values of the member variables for an object

class location { var $x_axis = 0; var $y_axis = 0; var $z_axis = 0; function location ($x, $y, $z) { $this->x_axis = $x; $this->y_axis = $y; $this->z_axis ...