PHPの親関数のように意味します:
//You may find yourself writing code that refers to variables
//and functions in base classes. This is particularly true if
// your derived class is a refinement or specialisation of
//code in your base class.
//Instead of using the literal name of the base class in your
//code, you should be using the special name parent, which refers
//to the name of your base class as given in the extends declaration
//of your class. By doing this, you avoid using the name of your base
//class in more than one place. Should your inheritance tree change
//during implementation, the change is easily made by simply
//changing the extends declaration of your class.
<?php
class A {
function example() {
echo "I am A::example() and provide basic functionality.<br />\n";
}
}
class B extends A {
function example() {
echo "I am B::example() and provide additional functionality.<br />\n";
parent::example();
}
}
$b = new B;
// This will call B::example(), which will in turn call A::example().
$b->example();
?>