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dba_exists

Name

dba_exists — Checks whether a key exists.

Synopsis

bool dba_exists(key, dba_handle); string key: Key to check resource dba_handle: Resource handle opened by dba_open() or dba_popen()

Returns

TRUE if the key exists; FALSE otherwise

Description

dba_exists() checks for the existence of the key specified in the key argument. If the key exists, the function returns TRUE. FALSE is returned for all other cases.

Version

PHP Version: 3.0.8+, 4.0b2+

Example

Example 212. Check whether a key exists in a db file

$key = 'bar';
dba_exists ($key, $dba_handle)
    or die ("Key <i>$key</i> could not be found.");

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