Retrieves the parent class name for object or class get_object_vars interface_exists Classes/Object Functions PHP Manual get_parent_class (PHP 4, PHP 5)get_parent_class — Retrieves the parent class name for object or class Description string get_parent_class ([ mixed $object ] ) Retrieves the parent class name for object or class. Parameters object The tested object or class name Return Values Returns the name of the parent class of the class of which object is an instance or the name. Note: If the object does not have a parent FALSE will be returned. If called without parameter outside object, this function returns FALSE. ChangeLog Version Description Before 5.1.0 If called without parameter outside object, this function would have returned NULL with a warning. Since 5.0.0 The object parameter is optional if called from the object's method. Since 4.0.5 If object is a string, returns the name of the parent class of the class with that name. Examples Example #1 Using get_parent_class() <?phpclass dad { function dad() { // implements some logic }}class child extends dad { function child() { echo "I'm " , get_parent_class($this) , "'s son\n"; }}class child2 extends dad { function child2() { echo "I'm " , get_parent_class('child2') , "'s son too\n"; }}$foo = new child();$bar = new child2();?> The above example will output: I'm dad's son I'm dad's son too See Also get_class() is_subclass_of() get_object_vars interface_exists Classes/Object Functions PHP Manual
