gettype

string gettype(mixed value)

Finds the type of a value.

Returns:

String containing the type of the value

Description:

gettype() returns the type of the value argument. The value returned is one of integer, double, string, array, class, object, unknown type, or NULL.

Version:

3+, 4+

Examples:

Find the type for an undefined variable
// $value has not been defined - let's see what type it is 
$type = gettype ($value); 
print "The type of variable <i>\$value</i> is <i>$type</i>.";
Show the type for each value in a list of values
 <pre> <?php // Make a list of values to test $values = array ( 'array (1,2)' => array (1,2), 'TRUE' => TRUE, 1.23 => 1.23, 1 => 1, '0xFF' => 0xFF, 'NULL' => NULL, "dir('.')" => dir('.'), "opendir ('.')" => opendir ...

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