Re: Mixed return type - boolean and array/resource/closure or object

On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 6:24 PM, Robert Stoll <php@tutteli.ch> wrote: > Hey Aziz > > > > Thanks for your response, but you got my question wrong. > > I wonder if there is a built-in function which returns one of the depicted > combinations. > > Like strpos which returns either int or false (Boolean) > > > > Cheers, > > Robert > > > > *From:* Aziz Saleh [mailto:azizsaleh@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Tuesday, March 04, 2014 12:20 AM > *To:* Robert Stoll > *Subject:* Re: [PHP] Mixed return type - boolean and > array/resource/closure or object > > > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 6:10 PM, Robert Stoll <php@tutteli.ch> wrote: > > Heya, > > I would like to know if a PHP built-in function/method exists which > returns one of the following combinations > - a boolean or an array > - a boolean or a resource > - a boolean or a closure > - a boolean or an object > > I searched in the language manual, but it is quite hard to be honest since > there is not really an overview. > Please get back to me if you are certain that there is not such a > function/method or give me an example if there is one. > > Cheers, > Robert > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > All of what you need can be found here (is_bool, is_resource, is_object, > is_array) > http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.var.php > > The closure is just an object of type Closure, so is_object($object) && > get_class($object) == 'Closure' should be sufficient to check for closures. > > Aziz > Hi Robert, Sorry I hit reply instead of reply all. Afaik, there isn't a function that would do what you need. You will need to make your own implementation containing the combination you need. Aziz