Posted by "Rodolfo Andrade" on 01/11/06 17:10

I do use if(!$var) for simple application. Only _IF_ I need to know if the
$var is defined but empty or so I would use especific functions.

----- Original Message -----
From: Stut
To: Rodolfo Andrade
Cc: William Stokes ; php-general@lists.php.net
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 11:49 AM
Subject: Re: [PHP] test variable value?


Rodolfo Andrade wrote:

>How about...
>
>if (!$x){
> echo "x is empty";
>}
>
>

Because $x could be an empty string, 0, false, null or undefined. If
that's what you need to check for then knock yourself out.

-Stuart

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