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             [2013-03-22 15:37 UTC] reeze@php.net
  [2013-03-22 15:37 UTC] reeze@php.net
 
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+Status:      Closed
-Package:     Feature/Change Request
+Package:     *General Issues
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Description: ------------ Currently to get the objects variable name within the object you must pass it as a parameter and have the constructor define it. This solution while simple would be tidier if there was a function that could retrieve the object's variable instance from inside itself. Reproduce code: --------------- Currently <?php class myClass { function __construct($objectName) { $this->objectName = $objectName; } function printName() { echo "the name of this object instance is ".$this->objectName; } } $object = 'myObject'; $$object = new myClass('$object'); $$object->printName(); ?> Expected result: ---------------- How it might be done: <?php class myClass { function printName() { echo "the name of this object instance is ".$this->get_object_name(); } } $object = 'myObject'; $$object = new myClass; $$object->printName(); ?>