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.

ChangeLog

Version	Description
5.1.0	Added the option to pass the `class` parameter as a string. Added the `autoload` parameter.

Examples

Example 1. class_parents() example
<?php class foo { } class bar extends foo {} print_r(class_parents(new bar)); // since PHP 5.1 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)); ?>
The above example will output something similar to:
Array ( [foo] => foo ) Array ( [parent_of_not_loaded] => parent_of_not_loaded )