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isset

Name

isset — Tests whether a variable is set.

Synopsis

bool isset(variable); mixed variable: Variable to test

Returns

TRUE if the variable contains a value other than NULL; FALSE otherwise

Description

isset() is used to check whether a variable is currently set.

Note

If the variable contains a null value NULL), isset() returnsFALSE. Note that a null byte ("\0") is not equivalent to the PHP constant NULL. If a variable contains only a null byte ("\0"), it is still considered to be set.

Also note that isset() cannot be used on a literal (such as 10, "A string", and so on) - see the example.

Version

PHP Version: 3+, 4+

Example

Example 1401. Demonstrate how isset() works

<pre>
<?
$greeting = "Hi!";

if (isset ($value))
    print "\$greeting is set.\n";
else
    print "\$greeting is not set.\n";

// This example uses the ternary operator
//... in place of an if/else statement
print isset ($foo) ? '$foo is set' : '$foo is not set' ."\n";

// Variables set to null are considered not to be set
$bar = NULL;
print isset ($bar) ? '$bar is set' : '$bar is not set' ."\n";

// NULL and "\0" are not equivalent
$baz = "\0";
print isset ($bar) ? '$baz is set' : '$baz is not set' ."\n";

// An alternative to calling isset()
print ($var !== NULL) ? '$var is set' : '$var is not set' ."\n";

// Demonstrate incorrect usage of isset()
// If you test this entire example, you must remove or comment the line below
isset ("Hi!");
?>
</pre>

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