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gettype

(PHP 3, PHP 4 )

gettype -- Get the type of a variable

Description

string gettype (mixed var)

Returns the type of the PHP variable var.

Possibles values for the returned string are:

  • "boolean"

  • "integer"

  • "double"

  • "string"

  • "array"

  • "object"

  • "resource"

  • "user function" (PHP 3 only, deprecated)

  • "unknown type"

For PHP 4, you should use function_exists() and method_exists() to replace the prior usage of gettype() on a function.

See also settype().

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