# runkit_class_adopt

(PECL runkit >= 0.7.0)

runkit_class_adopt — Convert a base class to an inherited class, add ancestral methods when appropriate

### Description

runkit_class_adopt ( string `$classname` , string `$parentname` ) : bool

### Parameters

`classname`

  Name of class to be adopted

`parentname`

  Parent class which child class is extending

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` on failure.

### Examples

Example #1 A runkit_class_adopt() example

`<?php
class myParent {
function parentFunc() {
echo "Parent Function Output\n";
}
}
class myChild {
}
runkit_class_adopt('myChild','myParent');
myChild::parentFunc();
?>`

The above example will output:

    Parent Function Output

### See Also

- runkit_class_emancipate() - Convert an inherited class to a base class, removes any method whose scope is ancestral