The get_parent_class() retrieves the parent class name for object or class.
Syntax
get_parent_class(object)
Parameters
object − The tested object or name of the class.
Return
The get_parent_class() function returns the name of the parent class of the class.
Example
The following is an example −
<?php
class Demo {
function Demo() {
}
}
class Demo2 extends Demo {
function Demo2() {
echo "I'm " , get_parent_class($this) , "'s son \n";
}
}
class Demo3 extends Demo {
function Demo3() {
echo "I'm " , get_parent_class('Demo2') , "'s son too \n";
}
}
$one = new Demo2();
$two = new Demo3();
?>Output
I'm Demo's son I'm Demo's son too