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is_countable

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(PHP 7 >= 7.3.0, PHP 8)

Verify that the contents of a variable is a countable value

Description

is_countable(mixed $value): bool

Verify that the contents of a variable is an array or an object implementing Countable

Parameters

value

The value to check

Return Values

Returns true if value is countable, false otherwise.

Changelog

VersionDescription
7.3.0is_countable() has been added.

Examples

is_countable() examples

php
<?php
var_dump(is_countable([1, 2, 3])); // bool(true)
var_dump(is_countable(new ArrayIterator(['foo', 'bar', 'baz']))); // bool(true)
var_dump(is_countable(new ArrayIterator())); // bool(true)
var_dump(is_countable(new stdClass())); // bool(false)
?>

See Also

Source: reference/var/functions/is-countable.xml · from the official PHP manual (php/doc-en)