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| Expression | gettype() | empty() | is_null() | isset() | boolean : if($x) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $x = ""; | string | TRUE | FALSE | TRUE | FALSE |
| $x = NULL | NULL | TRUE | TRUE | FALSE | FALSE |
| var $x; | NULL | TRUE | TRUE | FALSE | FALSE |
| $x is undefined | NULL | TRUE | TRUE | FALSE | FALSE |
| $x = array(); | array | TRUE | FALSE | TRUE | FALSE |
| $x = false; | boolean | TRUE | FALSE | TRUE | FALSE |
| $x = true; | boolean | FALSE | FALSE | TRUE | TRUE |
| $x = 1; | integer | FALSE | FALSE | TRUE | TRUE |
| $x = 42; | integer | FALSE | FALSE | TRUE | TRUE |
| $x = 0; | integer | TRUE | FALSE | TRUE | FALSE |
| $x = -1; | integer | FALSE | FALSE | TRUE | TRUE |
| $x = "1"; | string | FALSE | FALSE | TRUE | TRUE |
| $x = "0"; | string | TRUE | FALSE | TRUE | FALSE |
| $x = "-1"; | string | FALSE | FALSE | TRUE | TRUE |
| $x = "php"; | string | FALSE | FALSE | TRUE | TRUE |
| $x = "true"; | string | FALSE | FALSE | TRUE | TRUE |
| $x = "false"; | string | FALSE | FALSE | TRUE | TRUE |
Table O-2. Loose comparisons with ==
| TRUE | FALSE | 1 | 0 | -1 | "1" | "0" | "-1" | NULL | array() | "php" | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRUE | TRUE | FALSE | TRUE | FALSE | TRUE | TRUE | FALSE | TRUE | FALSE | FALSE | TRUE |
| FALSE | FALSE | TRUE | FALSE | TRUE | FALSE | FALSE | TRUE | FALSE | TRUE | TRUE | FALSE |
| 1 | TRUE | FALSE | TRUE | FALSE | FALSE | TRUE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE |
| 0 | FALSE | TRUE | FALSE | TRUE | FALSE | FALSE | TRUE | FALSE | TRUE | FALSE | TRUE |
| -1 | TRUE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | TRUE | FALSE | FALSE | TRUE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE |
| "1" | TRUE | FALSE | TRUE | FALSE | FALSE | TRUE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE |
| "0" | FALSE | TRUE | FALSE | TRUE | FALSE | FALSE | TRUE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE |
| "-1" | TRUE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | TRUE | FALSE | FALSE | TRUE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE |
| NULL | FALSE | TRUE | FALSE | TRUE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | TRUE | TRUE | FALSE |
| array() | FALSE | TRUE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | TRUE | TRUE | FALSE |
| "php" | TRUE | FALSE | FALSE | TRUE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | TRUE |
Table O-3. Strict comparisons with ===
| TRUE | FALSE | 1 | 0 | -1 | "1" | "0" | "-1" | NULL | array() | "php" | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRUE | TRUE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE |
| FALSE | FALSE | TRUE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE |
| 1 | FALSE | FALSE | TRUE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE |
| 0 | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | TRUE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE |
| -1 | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | TRUE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE |
| "1" | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | TRUE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE |
| "0" | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | TRUE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE |
| "-1" | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | TRUE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE |
| NULL | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | TRUE | FALSE | FALSE |
| array() | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | TRUE | FALSE |
| "php" | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE | TRUE |
PHP 3.0 note: The string value "0" was considered non-empty in PHP 3, this behavior changed in PHP 4 where it's now seen as empty.
