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is_resource

Name

is_resource — Tests whether a value is a resource pointer.

Synopsis

bool is_resource(value); mixed value: Variable or value to test

Returns

TRUE if the value is a resource pointer; FALSE otherwise

Description

is_resource() checks whether value is a resource pointer that has been returned by a call to fopen() , popen() , opendir() , etc., or one of the database functions such as mysql_connect() , msql_pconnect() , etc. If so, the function returns TRUE. If not,FALSE is returned.

Version

PHP Version: 3+, 4+

Example

Example 1398. Test whether a value is a resource pointer

$dir_handle = opendir ('..');

if (is_resource ($dir_handle))
    print '$dir_handle is a resource pointer.';
else
    print '$dir_handle is not a resource pointer.';

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