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get_parent_class

Retrieves the parent class name for object or class

Description

stringfalse get_parent_class(objectstring $object_or_class = ?)

Retrieves the parent class name for object or class.

Parameters

object_or_class

The tested object or class name.

Return Values

Returns the name of the parent class of the class of which object_or_class is an instance or the name.

If the object does not have a parent or the given class does not exist, false will be returned.

Changelog

Version Description
8.3.0 Calling get_parent_class without an argument now emits an E_DEPRECATED warning; previously, calling this function inside a class returned the name of that class.
8.0.0 The object_or_class parameter now only accepts objects or valid class names.

Examples

Example #1 Using get_parent_class

<?php

class 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

See Also

  • get_class
  • is_subclass_of
  • class_parents