(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
get_parent_class — Retrieves the parent class name for object or class
$object_or_class
= ?): string|falseRetrieves the parent class name for object or class.
object_or_class
The tested object or class name. This parameter is optional if called from the object's method.
Returns the name of the parent class of the class of which
object_or_class
is an instance or the name.
Note:
If the object does not have a parent or the class given does not exist
false
will be returned.
If called without parameter outside object, this function returns false
.
Version | Description |
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8.0.0 |
The object_or_class parameter now only accepts objects or valid class names.
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Example #1 Using get_parent_class()
<?phpclass Dad { function __construct() { // implements some logic }}class Child extends Dad { function __construct() { echo "I'm " , get_parent_class($this) , "'s son\n"; }}class Child2 extends Dad { function __construct() { 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