class_parents

class_parents

Return the parent classes of the given class

 **class_parents**  $object_or_class bool $autoload

This function returns an array with the name of the parent classes of the given . object_or_class

object_or_classAn object (class instance) or a string (class name).

autoload Whether to if not already loaded. autoload

An array on success, or false when the given class doesn't exist.

Voorbeeld: example

<?php

class foo { }
class bar extends foo {}

print_r(class_parents(new bar));

// you may also specify the parameter as a string
print_r(class_parents('bar'));

spl_autoload_register();

// use autoloading to load the 'not_loaded' class
print_r(class_parents('not_loaded', true));

?>

Array
(
    [foo] => foo
)
Array
(
    [foo] => foo
)
Array
(
    [parent_of_not_loaded] => parent_of_not_loaded
)

Opmerking: > To check that an object extends a class, instanceof or the function should be used instead. is_a

class_implements``is_a