class_parents
(PHP 5)
class_parents --
Return the parent classes of the given class
Description
array
class_parents ( mixed class [, bool autoload] )
This function returns an array with the name of the parent classes of
the given class.
Parameters
class
An object (class instance) or a string (class name).
autoload
Whether to allow this function to load the class automatically through
the __autoload magic
method. Defaults to TRUE.
Return Values
Returns an array or FALSE on error.
Examples
Example 1. class_parents() example
<?php
class foo { }
class bar extends foo {}
print_r(class_parents(new bar));
// since PHP 5.1.0 you may also specify the parameter as a string
print_r(class_parents('bar'));
function __autoload($class_name) {
require_once $class_name . '.php';
}
// use __autoload to load the 'not_loaded' class
print_r(class_parents('not_loaded', true));
?>
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The above example will output
something similar to: Array
(
[foo] => foo
)
Array
(
[parent_of_not_loaded] => parent_of_not_loaded
) |
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