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is_iterable

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(PHP 7 >= 7.1.0, PHP 8)

Verify that the contents of a variable is an iterable value

Description

is_iterable(mixed $value): bool

Verify that the contents of a variable is accepted by the iterable pseudo-type, i.e. that it is either an array or an object implementing Traversable

Parameters

value

The value to check

Return Values

Returns true if value is iterable, false otherwise.

Examples

is_iterable() examples

php
<?php

var_dump(is_iterable([1, 2, 3]));  // bool(true)
var_dump(is_iterable(new ArrayIterator([1, 2, 3])));  // bool(true)
var_dump(is_iterable((function () { yield 1; })()));  // bool(true)
var_dump(is_iterable(1));  // bool(false)
var_dump(is_iterable(new stdClass()));  // bool(false)

?>

See Also

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