php-doc-en/reference/var/functions/is-array.xml
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
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<refentry id="function.is-array">
<refnamediv>
<refname>is_array</refname>
<refpurpose>Finds whether a variable is an array</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1 role="description">
&reftitle.description;
<methodsynopsis>
<type>bool</type><methodname>is_array</methodname>
<methodparam><type>mixed</type><parameter>var</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
Finds whether the given variable is an array.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="parameters">
&reftitle.parameters;
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>var</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The variable being evaluated.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="returnvalues">
&reftitle.returnvalues;
<para>
Returns &true; if <parameter>var</parameter> is an <type>array</type>,
&false; otherwise.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="examples">
&reftitle.examples;
<para>
<example>
<title>Check that variable is an array</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?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';
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
&example.outputs;
<screen>
<![CDATA[
Array
not an Array
]]>
</screen>
</example>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="seealso">
&reftitle.seealso;
<para>
<simplelist>
<member><function>is_float</function></member>
<member><function>is_int</function></member>
<member><function>is_string</function></member>
<member><function>is_object</function></member>
</simplelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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