(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5, PHP 7)
is_a — 如果对象属于该类或该类是此对象的父类则返回 TRUE
$object
   , string $class_name
   [, bool $allow_string = FALSE
  ] )
   如果 object 是该类或该类是此对象的父类。
  
objectThe tested object
class_nameThe class name
allow_string
       If this parameter set to FALSE, string class name as object
       is not allowed. This also prevents from calling autoloader if the class doesn't exist.
      
   Returns TRUE if the object is of this class or has this class as one of
   its parents, FALSE otherwise.
  
| 版本 | 说明 | 
|---|---|
| 5.3.9 | 
        Added allow_string parameter
        | 
      
| 5.3.0 | 
        This function is no longer deprecated, and will therefore 
        no longer throw E_STRICT warnings.
        | 
      
| 5.0.0 | 
        This function became deprecated in favour of the 
        instanceof 
        operator. Calling this function will result in an 
        E_STRICT warning.
        | 
      
Example #1 is_a() 例子
<?php
// define a class
class WidgetFactory
{
  var $oink = 'moo';
}
// create a new object
$WF = new WidgetFactory();
if (is_a($WF, 'WidgetFactory')) {
  echo "yes, \$WF is still a WidgetFactory\n";
}
?>
Example #2 在 PHP 5 中使用 instanceof 运算符
<?php
if ($WF instanceof WidgetFactory) {
    echo 'Yes, $WF is a WidgetFactory';
}
?>