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
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var -
The value to check
Return Values
Returns true if var is iterable, false otherwise.
Examples
Example #1 is_iterable() examples
<?php
var_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)
?> See Also
- is_array() - Finds whether a variable is an array
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