PHP class_parents function

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class_parents

(PHP 5)

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

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

Whether to allow this function to load the class automatically through
the __autoload magic
method. Defaults to TRUE.

Returns an array or FALSE on error.

Example 1. class_parents() example

 
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));

The above example will output
something similar to:

Array
(
[parent_of_not_loaded] => parent_of_not_loaded
)