class_alias
Creates an alias for a class
Description
bool class_alias(string $class
, string $alias
, bool $autoload
= true
)
Note:
As of PHP 8.3.0, class_alias also supports
creating an alias of a PHP internal class.
Parameters
-
class
-
The original class.
-
alias
-
The alias name for the class.
-
autoload
-
Whether to autoload
if the original class is not found.
Return Values
Returns true
on success or false
on failure.
Examples
Example #1 class_alias example
<?php
class Foo { }
class_alias('Foo', 'Bar');
$a = new Foo;
$b = new Bar;
// the objects are the same
var_dump($a == $b, $a === $b);
var_dump($a instanceof $b);
// the classes are the same
var_dump($a instanceof Foo);
var_dump($a instanceof Bar);
var_dump($b instanceof Foo);
var_dump($b instanceof Bar);
?>
The above example will output:
bool(true)
bool(false)
bool(true)
bool(true)
bool(true)
bool(true)
bool(true)
Notes
Note:
Class names are case-insensitive in PHP, and this is reflected in this
function. Aliases created by class_alias are declared
in lowercase. This means that for a class
MyClass
, the class_alias('MyClass', 'MyClassAlias')
call will declare a new class alias named myclassalias
.
See Also
- get_parent_class
- is_subclass_of