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(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
is_array — Finds whether a variable is an array
value
The variable being evaluated.
Example #1 Check that variable is an array
<?php
$yes = array('this', 'is', 'an array');
echo is_array($yes) ? 'Array' : 'not an Array';
echo "\n";
$no = 'this is a string';
echo is_array($no) ? 'Array' : 'not an Array';
?>
The above example will output:
Array not an Array