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PHP: is_null() function

Description

The is_null () function is used to test whether a variable is NULL or not.

Version:

(PHP 4 and above)

Syntax:

is_null (var_name)

Parameter:

Name Description Required /
Optional		 Type
var_name The variable being checked Required Mixed*

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

Return value:

Returns TRUE if var_name is null, FALSE otherwise.

Value Type: Boolean

Example:

<?php
$var_name = TRUE;
if (is_null($var_name))
{
echo 'Variable is  NULL';
}
else
{
echo 'Variable is not NULL';
}
?>

Output:

Variable is not NULL

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See also

PHP Function Reference

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SQL injection that gets around mysql_real_escape_string()

Consider the following query:

$iId = mysql_real_escape_string("1 OR 1=1");    
$sSql = "SELECT * FROM table WHERE id = $iId";

mysql_real_escape_string() will not protect you against this. The fact that you use single quotes (' ') around your variables inside your query is what protects you against this. The following is also an option:

$iId = (int)"1 OR 1=1";
$sSql = "SELECT * FROM table WHERE id = $iId";

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