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get_parent_class

Name

get_parent_class — Finds the parent class of an object.

Synopsis

string get_parent_class(obj); object obj: Object for which you want to find the parent class

Returns

Name of the parent class; FALSE if obj is not an object

Description

get_parent_class() returns the name of the parent class of an object. In other words, if the specified object is an instance of a class that extends another class, get_parent_class() returns the name of the class that's being extended.

If the obj argument is not an object, the function returns FALSE.

Version

PHP Version: 4.0b2+

Example

Example 107. Find the parent class of an object

class vehicle {
    var $passenger_num;
    var $power_source;
    var $travel_medium;
}

class jinrikisha extends vehicle {
    var $wheels = 2;

    function jinrikisha () {
        $this->passenger_num = '1 to 2';
        $this->power_source = 'human/pulled';
        $this->travel_medium = 'land/roads';
                }
}

$my_jinrikisha = new jinrikisha ();

$class = get_class ($my_jinrikisha);
$class_parent = get_parent_class ($my_jinrikisha);

print "Object \$my_jinrikisha is an instance of class <i>$class</i>. ";
print "Class<i>$class</i> extends class <i>$class_parent</i>";

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