--TEST-- get_class_vars(): Testing the scope --FILE-- <?php class A { public $a = 1; static public $A = 2; private $b = 3; static private $B = 4; protected $c = 5; static protected $C = 6; public function __construct() { var_dump(get_class_vars('A')); } static public function test() { var_dump(get_class_vars('A')); } } var_dump(get_class_vars('A')); new A; var_dump(A::test()); ?> --EXPECT-- array(2) { ["a"]=> int(1) ["A"]=> int(2) } array(6) { ["a"]=> int(1) ["b"]=> int(3) ["c"]=> int(5) ["A"]=> int(2) ["B"]=> int(4) ["C"]=> int(6) } array(6) { ["a"]=> int(1) ["b"]=> int(3) ["c"]=> int(5) ["A"]=> int(2) ["B"]=> int(4) ["C"]=> int(6) } NULL