Check if a variable is array or integer or numeric in PHP
Description
The following code shows how to check if a variable is array or integer or numeric.
Example
<?php/*from w w w.j ava 2 s . co m*/
$item = 43;
echo "The variable \$item is of type array: ".is_array($item)."<br />";
echo "The variable \$item is of type integer: ".is_integer($item)."<br />";
echo "The variable \$item is numeric: ".is_numeric($item)."<br />";
?>
The code above generates the following result.
