PHP: is_string() function

Last update on August 19 2022 21:50:39 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

Description

The is_string () function is used to find whether a variable is a string or not.

Version:

(PHP 4 and above)

Syntax:

is_string (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

TRUE if var_name is of type string is, FALSE otherwise.

Value Type: Boolean.

Example:

<?php
if (is_string("2663"))
echo "It is a string\n";
else
echo 'It is not a string';
var_dump(is_string('XYZ'));
var_dump(is_string("99"));
var_dump(is_string(123.05));
var_dump(is_string(false));
?>

Output:

It is a string  bool(true)  bool(true)  bool(false)  bool(false)

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See also

PHP Function Reference

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