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(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
is_bool — Finds out whether a variable is a boolean
value
The variable being evaluated.
Example #1 is_bool() examples
<?php
$a = false;
$b = 0;
// Since $a is a boolean, it will return true
if (is_bool($a) === true) {
echo "Yes, this is a boolean";
}
// Since $b is not a boolean, it will return false
if (is_bool($b) === false) {
echo "No, this is not a boolean";
}
?>