how to check if variable is an array?
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Re: how to check if variable is an array?
On Jun 28, 5:21 pm, "laredotorn...@zipmail.com"
<laredotorn...@zipmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm using php 4.4.4. How do i check if a given variable is an array > or simply a scalar? > > Thanks, - Dave is_array ? there are others: is_float() is_int() is_string() is_object() 
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Re: how to check if variable is an array?
On Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:50:36 +0200, shimmyshack <matt.farey@gmail.com>
wrote: > On Jun 28, 5:21 pm, "laredotorn...@zipmail.com" > <laredotorn...@zipmail.com> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I'm using php 4.4.4. How do i check if a given variable is an array >> or simply a scalar? >> >> Thanks, - Dave > > is_array ? > > there are others: > is_float() > is_int() > is_string() > is_object() > And don;t forget: is_scalar() -- Rik Wasmus
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Re: how to check if variable is an array?
On Jun 28, 6:15 pm, Rik <luiheidsgoe...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:50:36 +0200, shimmyshack <matt.fa...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > On Jun 28, 5:21 pm, "laredotorn...@zipmail.com" > > <laredotorn...@zipmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi, > > >> I'm using php 4.4.4. How do i check if a given variable is an array > >> or simply a scalar? > > >> Thanks, - Dave > > > is_array ? > > > there are others: > > is_float() > > is_int() > > is_string() > > is_object() > > And don;t forget: is_scalar() > > -- > Rik Wasmus yeah theres loads of is_ theres another one is_a_pain_to_remember_them_all but it always returns true for me
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Re: how to check if variable is an array?
On Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:19:06 +0200, shimmyshack <matt.farey@gmail.com>
wrote: > On Jun 28, 6:15 pm, Rik <luiheidsgoe...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> On Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:50:36 +0200, shimmyshack <matt.fa...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> > On Jun 28, 5:21 pm, "laredotorn...@zipmail.com" >> > <laredotorn...@zipmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> >> I'm using php 4.4.4. How do i check if a given variable is an array >> >> or simply a scalar? >> >> >> Thanks, - Dave >> >> > is_array ? >> >> > there are others: >> > is_float() >> > is_int() >> > is_string() >> > is_object() >> >> And don;t forget: is_scalar() >> > yeah theres loads of is_ > theres another one > is_a_pain_to_remember_them_all > but it always returns true for me > In your standard function library yeah? ;) Just pointed it out, as it's normally no problem in PHP to juggle types as one goes, but the difference between scalar & non-scalar is often significant for functions, so a simple test is_scalar() offcourse beats (!is_array()&&!is_object()&&!is_resource()) or (is_string()||is_float()). -- Rik Wasmus
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