PHP: gettype() function

Description

The gettype() function is used to get the type of a variable.

Version:

(PHP 4 and above)

Syntax:

gettype(var_name)

Parameter:

*Mixed : Mixed indicates that a parameter may accept multiple (but not necessarily all) types.

Return value

Possible values of the returned string:

• boolean
• integer
• double
• string
• array
• object
• resource
• NULL
• unknown type

Pictorial presentation of PHP gettype() function

Example :

<?php
echo gettype(102).'<br>';
echo gettype(true).'<br>';
echo gettype(' ').'<br>';
echo gettype(null).'<br>';
echo gettype(array()).'<br>';
echo gettype(new stdclass());
?>

Output:

integer
boolean
string
NULL
array
object 

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See also

PHP Function Reference

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