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is_iterable

(PHP 7 >= 7.1.0)

is_iterable Verify that the contents of a variable is an iterable value


Description

is_iterable ( mixed $var ) : bool

Verify that the contents of a variable is accepted by the iterable pseudo-type, i.e. that it is either an array or an object implementing Traversable


Parameters

var
The value to check


Return Values

Returns TRUE if var is iterable, FALSE otherwise.


Examples

Example #1 is_iterable() examples

<?phpvar_dump(is_iterable([1, 2, 3]));  // bool(true)var_dump(is_iterable(new ArrayIterator([1, 2, 3])));  // bool(true)var_dump(is_iterable((function () { yield 1; })()));  // bool(true)var_dump(is_iterable(1));  // bool(false)var_dump(is_iterable(new stdClass()));  // bool(false)?>

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