is_null

Finds whether a variable is NULL

Description

bool is_null ( mixed $var )

Finds whether the given variable is NULL.

Parameters

var

The variable being evaluated.

Return Values

Returns TRUE if var is null, FALSE otherwise.

Examples

Example #1 is_null example

<?php

error_reporting
(E_ALL);

$foo NULL;
var_dump(is_null($inexistent), is_null($foo));

?>
Notice: Undefined variable: inexistent in ...
bool(true)
bool(true)

See Also

  • The NULL type
  • isset
  • is_bool
  • is_numeric
  • is_float
  • is_int
  • is_string
  • is_object
  • is_array