Check if the object has this class as one of its parents in PHP

<?php/* w w w  .  j  a v  a 2 s  .  c  o m*/
// Define the Interface
interface MyInterface
{
  public function MyFunction();
}

// Define the class implementation of the interface
class MyClass implements MyInterface
{
  public function MyFunction()
  {
    return "MyClass Implements MyInterface!";
  }
}

// Instantiate the object
$my_object = new MyClass;

// Works since 5.3.7

// Test using the object instance of the class
if (is_subclass_of($my_object, 'MyInterface')) {
  echo "Yes, \$my_object is a subclass of MyInterface\n";
} else {
  echo "No, \$my_object is not a subclass of MyInterface\n";
}

// Test using a string of the class name
if (is_subclass_of('MyClass', 'MyInterface')) {
  echo "Yes, MyClass is a subclass of MyInterface\n";
} else {
  echo "No, MyClass is not a subclass of MyInterface\n";
}
?>