<?php
    class TheNetherlands {
        var $area;
        function TheNetherlands($area) {
            $this->area = $area;
        }
    }

    $holland = new TheNetherlands('Holland');

    echo get_class($holland), "\n";
?>


PHP 4:

thenetherlands


PHP 5:

TheNetherlands


The same is true for get_parent_class() and get_class_methods().