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