class_parents

FunctionParams and return types changed in PHP 8.0

Return the parent classes of the given class.

PHP 5
PHP 7
PHP 8.0
Improved
PHP 8.1
PHP 8.2-8.3
PHP 8.4
PHP 8.5
PHP 8.6

class_parents Function synopsis

class_parents($object_or_class, bool $autoload = true): array|false

Parameters

$object_or_class

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

$autoload

OptionalTypeboolDefault valuetrue

Whether to autoload if not already loaded.

Return value

Typearray|false

An array on success, or false when the given class doesn't exist.

Changes to the class_parents Function

PHP 8.0

  • Return type added: array|false
  • Parameter name of parameter #1 changed: $instance to $object_or_class
  • Parameter type added for parameter #2 ($autoload): bool
  • Parameter default value added for position #2 ($autoload): true
- class_parents($instance, $autoload)
+ class_parents($object_or_class, bool $autoload = true): array|false

class_parents Function Availability

PHP VersionAvailability
PHP 8.6Upcoming Release Yes
PHP 8.5Supported (Latest) Yes
PHP 8.4Supported Yes
PHP 8.3Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.2Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 8.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.3Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.2Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.6Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.5Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.3Unsupported Yes