PHP is_bool() function

In this chapter you will learn:

1. Description for PHP is_bool() function
2. Syntax for PHP is_bool() function
3. Parameter for PHP is_bool() function
4. Return value for PHP is_bool() function
5. Example - Is it a boolean value

Description

is_bool(value) returns true if value is a Boolean.

Syntax

PHP is_bool() function has the following syntax.

Parameter

• value is the variable being type checked.

Return

Returns true if value is a Boolean.

Example

Is it a boolean value?

<?php/*from   j  av  a  2  s  . c  om*/
$values = array(2, "2", 2.5, "2.5", null, true);
foreach ($values as $value) {
    echo "is_bool(";
    var_export($value);
    echo ") = ";
    var_dump(is_bool($value));
}
?>

The code above generates the following result.

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1. Description for PHP is_float() function
2. Syntax for PHP is_float() function
3. Parameter for PHP is_float() function
4. Return value for PHP is_float() function
5. Example - Is it a float type variable

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