php-doc-en/reference/classobj/functions/get-parent-class.xml
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<refentry xml:id="function.get-parent-class" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
<refnamediv>
<refname>get_parent_class</refname>
<refpurpose>Retrieves the parent class name for object or class</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1 role="description">
&reftitle.description;
<methodsynopsis>
<type class="union"><type>string</type><type>false</type></type><methodname>get_parent_class</methodname>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type class="union"><type>object</type><type>string</type></type><parameter>object_or_class</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
Retrieves the parent class name for object or class.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="parameters">
&reftitle.parameters;
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>object_or_class</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The tested object or class name. This parameter is optional if called
from the object's method.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="returnvalues">
&reftitle.returnvalues;
<para>
Returns the name of the parent class of the class of which
<parameter>object_or_class</parameter> is an instance or the name.
</para>
<note>
<para>
If the object does not have a parent or the class given does not exist &false; will be returned.
</para>
</note>
<para>
If called without parameter outside object, this function returns &false;.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="changelog">
&reftitle.changelog;
<informaltable>
<tgroup cols="2">
<thead>
<row>
<entry>&Version;</entry>
<entry>&Description;</entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row>
<entry>8.0.0</entry>
<entry>
The <parameter>object_or_class</parameter> parameter now only accepts objects or valid class names.
</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</informaltable>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="examples">
&reftitle.examples;
<para>
<example>
<title>Using <function>get_parent_class</function></title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?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();
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
&example.outputs;
<screen>
<![CDATA[
I'm Dad's son
I'm Dad's son too
]]>
</screen>
</example>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="seealso">
&reftitle.seealso;
<para>
<simplelist>
<member><function>get_class</function></member>
<member><function>is_subclass_of</function></member>
<member><function>class_parents</function></member>
</simplelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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