cvs: phpdoc /en/functions classobj.xml

jimw Wed Jan 2 07:08:06 2002 EDT Modified files: /phpdoc/en/functions classobj.xml Log: get_parent_class: update proto, document behavior when passed a string Index: phpdoc/en/functions/classobj.xml diff -u phpdoc/en/functions/classobj.xml:1.30 phpdoc/en/functions/classobj.xml:1.31 --- phpdoc/en/functions/classobj.xml:1.30 Tue Dec 18 15:00:26 2001 +++ phpdoc/en/functions/classobj.xml Wed Jan 2 07:08:05 2002 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> -<!-- $Revision: 1.30 $ --> +<!-- $Revision: 1.31 $ --> <reference id="ref.classobj"> <title>Class/Object Functions</title> <titleabbrev>Classes/Objects</titleabbrev> @@ -616,23 +616,28 @@ <refentry id="function.get-parent-class"> <refnamediv> <refname>get_parent_class</refname> - <refpurpose>Returns the name of the parent class of an object</refpurpose> + <refpurpose>Retrieves the parent class name for object or class</refpurpose> </refnamediv> <refsect1> <title>Description</title> <funcsynopsis> <funcprototype> <funcdef>string <function>get_parent_class</function></funcdef> - <paramdef>object <parameter>obj</parameter></paramdef> + <paramdef>mixed <parameter>obj</parameter></paramdef> </funcprototype> </funcsynopsis> <para> - This function returns the name of the parent class to - the class of which the object <parameter>obj</parameter> - is an instance. + If <parameter>obj</parameter> is an object, returns the name of the + parent class of the class of which <parameter>obj</parameter> is an + instance. + </para> + <para> + If <parameter>obj</parameter> is a string, returns the name of the parent + class of the class with that name. This functionality was added in PHP + 4.0.5. </para> <simpara> - See also <function>get_class</function>, + See also <function>get_class</function> and <function>is_subclass_of</function> </simpara> </refsect1>