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dbmexists

Name

dbmexists — Checks for a value in a DBM file.

Synopsis

bool dbmexists(identifier, key); int identifier: DBM identifier string key: DBM key

Returns

TRUE if the key exists; FALSE if not

Description

Determines whether the DBM file contains a record with the specified key.

Version

Existing since version 3.0

Example

Example 235. Test for a key

if (!$dbm = dbmopen("testdb", "n")) {
    echo "Could not create DBM file!\n";
}

dbminsert($dbm, "a", "z");

if (dbmexists($dbm, "a")) {
    echo "a is in the DBM file\n";
}

dbmclose($dbm);

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