Check if a variable is a boolean in PHP

Description

The following code shows how to check if a variable is a boolean.

Example


<?php//ww w .j a  v  a  2s. c  o m
$a = false;
$b = 0;

// Since $a is a boolean, it will return true
if (is_bool($a) === true) {
    echo "Yes, this is a boolean";
}

// Since $b is not a boolean, it will return false
if (is_bool($b) === false) {
    echo "No, this is not a boolean";
}
?>

The code above generates the following result.





















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