GET_PARENT_CLASS(3) 1 GET_PARENT_CLASS(3)
get_parent_class - Retrieves the parent class name for object or class
SYNOPSIS
string get_parent_class ([mixed $object])
DESCRIPTION
Retrieves the parent class name for object or class.
PARAMETERS
o $object
- The tested object or class name. This parameter is optional if called from the object's method.
RETURN VALUES
Returns the name of the parent class of the class of which $object is an instance or the name.
Note
If the object does not have a parent or the class given does not exist FALSE will be returned.
If called without parameter outside object, this function returns FALSE.
CHANGELOG
+--------+---------------------------------------------------+
|Version | |
| | |
| | Description |
| | |
+--------+---------------------------------------------------+
| 5.1.0 | |
| | |
| | If called without parameter outside object, this |
| | function would have returned NULL with a warning, |
| | but now returns FALSE. |
| | |
+--------+---------------------------------------------------+
EXAMPLES
Example #1
Using get_parent_class(3)
<?php
class dad {
function dad()
{
// implements some logic
}
}
class child extends dad {
function child()
{
echo "I'm " , get_parent_class($this) , "'s son
";
}
}
class child2 extends dad {
function child2()
{
echo "I'm " , get_parent_class('child2') , "'s son too
";
}
}
$foo = new child();
$bar = new child2();
?>
The above example will output:
I'm dad's son
I'm dad's son too
SEE ALSO
get_class(3), is_subclass_of(3).
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