Finds whether a variable is an array (original) (raw)

is_array

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)

is_array — Finds whether a variable is an array

Description

is_array ( mixed $var ) : bool

Finds whether the given variable is an array.

Parameters

var

The variable being evaluated.

Return Values

Returns TRUE if var is an array,FALSE otherwise.

Examples

Example #1 Check that variable is an array

`<?php
$yes = array('this', 'is', 'an array');

echo

is_array($yes) ? 'Array' : 'not an Array';
echo "\n";$no = 'this is a string';

echo

is_array($no) ? 'Array' : 'not an Array';
?> `

The above example will output:

See Also

• is_float() - Finds whether the type of a variable is float
• is_int() - Find whether the type of a variable is integer
• is_string() - Find whether the type of a variable is string
• is_object() - Finds whether a variable is an object