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SplObjectStorage::contains

PHP function Deprecated as of PHP 8.5.0 Edit on GitHub ✎

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)

Checks if the storage contains a specific object

Function-8-5-0

Description

SplObjectStorage::contains(object $object): bool

Checks if the storage contains the object provided.

Parameters

object: The object to look for.

Return Values

Returns true if the object is in the storage, false otherwise.

Changelog

Version	Description
8.5.0	This method has been deprecated in favor of `SplObjectStorage::offsetExists`.

Examples

SplObjectStorage::contains() example

php

<?php
$o1 = new stdClass;
$o2 = new stdClass;

$s = new SplObjectStorage();

$s[$o1] = "hello";
var_dump($s->contains($o1));
var_dump($s->contains($o2));
?>

The above example will output something similar to:

output

bool(true)
bool(false)