get_parent_class Retrieves the parent class name for object or class stringget_parent_class mixedobj If obj is an object, returns the name of the parent class of the class of which obj is an instance. If obj is a string, returns the name of the parent class of the class with that name. This functionality was added in PHP 4.0.5. Since PHP 5, obj is optional if called from the object's method. If called without parameter outside object, this function returns &false; (or &null; with a warning before PHP 5.1.0). ]]> &example.outputs; See also get_class and is_subclass_of.