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Description

bool is_a ( object $object , string $class_name )

Checks if the given object is of this class or has this class as one of its parents.

Parameters

object: The tested object
class_name: The class name

Return Values

Returns TRUE if the object is of this class or has this class as one of its parents, FALSE otherwise.

Changelog

Version	Description
5.3.0	This function is no longer deprecated, and will therefore no longer throw `E_STRICT` warnings.
5.0.0	This function became deprecated in favour of the instanceof operator. Calling this function will result in an `E_STRICT` warning.

Examples

Example #1 is_a() example

 <?php
// define a class
class WidgetFactory
{
  var $oink = 'moo';
}

// create a new object
$WF = new WidgetFactory();

if (is_a($WF, 'WidgetFactory')) {
  echo "yes, \$WF is still a WidgetFactory\n";
}
?>

Example #2 Using the instanceof operator in PHP 5

 <?php
if ($WF instanceof WidgetFactory) {
    echo 'Yes, $WF is a WidgetFactory';
}
?>

is_a

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