original_string: function prefix( $name = '' ) {
  		return is_object( $this->parent ) ? $this->parent->prefix( $name ) : $name;
  	}
code: function prefix( $name = '' ) {
  		return is_object( $this->parent ) ? $this->parent->prefix( $name ) : $name;
  	}
code_tokens: function prefix ( $ name = '' ) { return is_object ( $ this -> parent ) ? $ this -> parent -> prefix ( $ name ) : $ name ; }
docstring: Returns the prefix set by the ranking ancestor of the database object.
  
  @param string $name Prefix string.
  @return string Prefix.
docstring_tokens: Returns the prefix set by the ranking ancestor of the database object .