PHP: Traverse object inheritance, creates object tree using the ReflectionClass.

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/**
 * Builds the class tree, calls itself recursively, if a parent exists.
 * 
 * @param   string  $name   The name of class to create the tree from
 * @param   int     $level  Tree level
 * @return  string  The string representation of the tree
 */
function buildClassTree($name, $level=0){
    $prefix = str_repeat(' ', ($level * 2));
    $tree .= $prefix . $name . "\n";
    $rc = new ReflectionClass($name);
    if ($parent = $rc->getParentClass()) {
        $tree .= buildClassTree($parent->name, ++$level);
    }
    return $tree;
}


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########## Example

// some classes extending each other
class Std extends stdClass {}
class Foo extends Std {}
class Bar extends Foo {}
class Foobar extends Bar {}

echo '<pre>' . buildClassTree('Foobar') . '</pre>';