Calling Class name

[eanimator]

class userController extends FrontController{
    
}

class FrontController{
    function __construct(){
      /* calling class name without explictly passing __CLASS__ to the constructor. 
     */
    }
} 

Is there's any way that I can find which class extends the "FrontController".

[AnthonySterling]

Maybe not correct, I'm a Reflection API beginner.

<?php
class ParentObject
{
    public function getExtendingObjectName()
    {
        $oRefl = new ReflectionObject($this);
        return $oRefl->isSubclassOf(__CLASS__) ? $oRefl->getName() : null ;
    }
}

class SisterObject extends ParentObject
{

}

$oFamilyMember = new ParentObject();
echo $oFamilyMember->getExtendingObjectName(); #null

$oFamilyMember = new SisterObject();
echo $oFamilyMember->getExtendingObjectName(); #SisterObject
?>

[Salathe]

Maybe I'm missing some technicality but why would get_class($this) not do what you want?

[logic_earth]

If you are needing to find what class is calling or extending another class then there is something wrong with your design.

[eanimator]

In the parent class, I am trying to know its child class which extended it.

[logic_earth]

Why? Why would you need to do something like that? Whatever it is you are doing, you should take that as a sign you are going the wrong way.

[eanimator]

I am trying to know which controller extended the front controller

i.e.
http://www.mysite.com?control=home

class homeController extends FrontController{

}


class FrontController{
 function __construct(){
  /*
   To know the name of controller.
  */ 
  $current_class  = __CLASS__ ; // not needed.
}
} 

[eanimator]

Maybe not correct, I'm a Reflection API beginner.

<?php
class ParentObject
{
    public function getExtendingObjectName()
    {
        $oRefl = new ReflectionObject($this);
        return $oRefl->isSubclassOf(__CLASS__) ? $oRefl->getName() : null ;
    }
}

class SisterObject extends ParentObject
{

}

$oFamilyMember = new ParentObject();
echo $oFamilyMember->getExtendingObjectName(); #null

$oFamilyMember = new SisterObject();
echo $oFamilyMember->getExtendingObjectName(); #SisterObject
?>

//Working. Thank you
$oRefl = new ReflectionObject($this);
return $oRefl->isSubclassOf(__CLASS__) ? $oRefl->getName() : null ;