Getting model name from model instance YII

Question

How can i get model name from model instance. For e.x.

$model=new State;

here, State is model $model is State model instance.

I want to get model name i.e State from $model i.e model instance.

Answer 1

add this method to your State Class

public function getModelName()
{
    return __CLASS__;
}

and call it like this:

$model = new State();
echo $model->getModelName();

Answer 2

get_class() — Returns the name of the class of an object

string get_class ([ object $object ] )

therefore you use it like this: $modelname=get_class($modelinstance);

->it returns a string.