PHP | ReflectionClass getParentClass() Function

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The ReflectionClass::getParentClass() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to return the specified parent class or false if there is no parent class is present.

Syntax:

ReflectionClass ReflectionClass::getParentClass ( void )

Parameters: This function does not accept any parameters.

Return Value: This function returns the specified parent class or false if there is no parent class is present.

Below programs illustrate the ReflectionClass::getParentClass() function in PHP:
Program 1:

<?php 
   
// Defining a class named as College 
class College { 
       
    // Defining a protected property 
    protected $College_Name = 'IIT Delhi'; 
} 
   
// Defining a sub class Departments of the  
// base class College 
class Departments extends College { 
    public $Dept1 = 'CSE'; 
    private $Dept2 = 'ECE'; 
    public static $Dept3 = 'EE'; 
} 
   
// Using ReflectionClass over sub class Departments 
$ReflectionClass = new ReflectionClass('Departments'); 
   
// Getting the name of the parent class 
var_dump($ReflectionClass->getParentClass()); 
?> 

Output:

object(ReflectionClass)#2 (1) {
  ["name"]=>
  string(7) "College"
}

Program 2:

<?php 
   
// Defining a class named as College 
class College { 
       
    // Defining a protected property 
    protected $College_Name = 'IIT Delhi'; 
} 
   
// Using ReflectionClass over the class College 
$ReflectionClass = new ReflectionClass('College'); 
   
// Getting the name of the parent class 
var_dump($ReflectionClass->getParentClass()); 
?> 