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is_subclass_of

Name

is_subclass_of — Finds out whether an object's class is a subclass of a given class.

Synopsis

bool is_subclass_of(obj, parent_class_name); object obj: Object to test for being a subclass of parent_class_name string parent_class_name: Name of the class to test with

Returns

TRUE if the given object is a subclass of the given class; FALSE for all other cases

Description

is_subclass_of() is used to determine whether the class from which a given object is instantiated is a subclass of the given class.

Version

PHP Version: 4.0b4+

Example

Example 108. Determine whether a class is a subclass of another class

class vehicle {
    var $passenger_num;
    var $power_source;
    var $travel_medium;
}

class jinrikisha extends vehicle {
    var $wheels = 2;

    function jinrikisha () {
        $this->passenger_num = '1 to 2';
        $this->power_source = 'human/pulled';
        $this->travel_medium = 'land/roads';
                }
}

$my_jinrikisha = new jinrikisha ();
$class = get_class ($my_jinrikisha);
$parent_class = 'vehicle';

print "Object \$my_jinrikisha is an instance of class <i>$class</i>.\n";

$qualifier = is_subclass_of ($my_jinrikisha, $parent_class) ? 'is' : 'is not';

print "Class <i>$class</i> $qualifier a subclass of class <i>$parent_class</i>.";

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