get_parent_class Retrieves the parent class name for object or class &reftitle.description; stringget_parent_class mixedobject Retrieves the parent class name for object or class. &reftitle.parameters; object The tested object or class name &reftitle.returnvalues; Returns the name of the parent class of the class of which object is an instance or the name. If the object does not have a parent &false; will be returned. If called without parameter outside object, this function returns &false;. &reftitle.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. &reftitle.examples; ]]> &example.outputs; &reftitle.seealso; get_class is_subclass_of