Php/docs/function.is-array

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is_array

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)

is_arrayFinds 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:


Array
not an Array

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