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is_string

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

is_stringInforma se a variável é do tipo string

Descrição

bool is_string ( mixed $var )

Verifica se a dada variável é do tipo string.

Parâmetros

var

A variável a ser analisada.

Valor Retornado

Retorna TRUE se var é do tipo string, FALSE senão.

Exemplos

Exemplo #1 Exemplo da is_string()

<?php
if (is_string("23")) {
 echo 
"is string\n";
} else {
 echo 
"is not an string\n";
}
var_dump(is_string('abc'));
var_dump(is_string("23"));
var_dump(is_string(23.5));
var_dump(is_string(true));
?>

O exemplo acima irá imprimir:

is string
bool(true)
bool(true)
bool(false)
bool(false)

Veja Também

  • is_float() - Informa se a variável é do tipo float
  • is_int() - Informa se a variável é do tipo inteiro
  • is_bool() - Verifica se a variável é um boleano
  • is_object() - Informa se a variável é um objeto
  • is_array() - Verifica se a variável é um array



add a note add a note User Contributed Notes is_string - [2 notes]
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slicky at newshelix dot com
12 years ago
Be aware that this function could result into unwanted results if you check single chars in an array.
For instance:
You have a simple string and want to repeat this string evertime it ends.

<?php
for ($i=0; $i < strlen($string);$i++){
    if(!
is_string($key[$x]))
       
$x = 0;
    echo
$key[$x];
   
$x++;
}
?>

This will print you out the key, but won't iterate it since $x won't be reset. is_string function will give out true at element in that string, even if it doesn't exist. for instance is_string $key[1000] while your string is just 10chars long.
However this doesn't matter just use $key[$x] == '' instead.
Of course you won't use this to iterate a string, but you might come across something where this get useful, for instance for a en/decrypt engine.
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jeroen at asystance dot nl
7 months ago
Note that this (and probably other is_* functions) behave differently with respect to lazy evaluation:
php > $v = '';
php > echo $v[0];
PHP Notice:  Uninitialized string offset: 0 in php shell code on line 1
# As expected!

php > empty($v) && $v[0];
# As expected, this does not throw a notice, since $v[0] is never evaluated.

# However:
php > is_string($v) && $v[0];
PHP Notice:  Uninitialized string offset: 0 in php shell code on line 1

 
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