# get_class_vars

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

get_class_vars — Get the default properties of the class

### Description

array get_class_vars ( string `$class_name` )

Get the default properties of the given class.

### Parameters

`class_name`

  The class name

### Return Values

Returns an associative array of default public properties of the class. The resulting array elements are in the form of varname => value.

### ChangeLog

Version | Description
--- | ---
Prior to 4.2.0 | Uninitialized class variables will not be reported by get_class_vars()

### Examples

Example#1 get_class_vars() example

`<?php
class myclass {
var $var1; // this has no default value...
var $var2 = "xyz";
var $var3 = 100;
private $var4; // PHP 5
// constructor
function myclass() {
// change some properties
$this->var1 = "foo";
$this->var2 = "bar";
return true;
}
}
$my_class = new myclass();
$class_vars = get_class_vars(get_class($my_class));
foreach ($class_vars as $name => $value) {
echo "$name : $value\n";
}
?>`

The above example will output:

    // Before PHP 4.2.0
    var2 : xyz
    var3 : 100

    // As of PHP 4.2.0
    var1 :
    var2 : xyz
    var3 : 100

### See Also

- get_class_methods()
- get_object_vars()