PHP - boolval() Function
Definition and Usage
The boolval() function is a PHP inbuilt function. It gets the boolean value of a variable.
Syntax
bool boolval( mixed $value )
Parameters
| Sr.No |
Parameter & Description |
| 1 |
value
The scalar value being converted to a boolean value. It can be a string type, integer type, object and etc.
*mixed: mixed indicates that a parameter may accept multiple (but not necessarily all) types
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Return Values
This function returns a boolean value (TRUE or FALSE). Below is a list of different variable types and their return value (TRUE or FLASE) on conversion to boolean value −
- integer − if value is 0 then boolval() returns false. For any other value returns true.
- float − if value is 0.0 then boolval() returns false. For any other value returns true.
- string − if string value is "0" and null then boolval() returns false. For any other value returns true (even "0.0").
- array − if value is empty array then boolval() returns false. For any other value returns true.
- object − if object is null then boolval() returns false. For any other value returns true.
- null − boolval() always returns false when variable is null.
Dependencies
PHP 5.5 and above
Example
Following example demonstrates return values with different types of variables −
<?php
// PHP program demo for boolval() function
echo 'boolval of 4: '.( boolval( 4 )? 'true' : 'false');
echo 'boolval of -4: '.( boolval( -4 )? 'true' : 'false');
echo 'boolval of 0: ' .( boolval( 0 )? 'true' : 'false');
echo 'boolval of 4.5: '.( boolval( 4.5 )? 'true' : 'false');
echo 'boolval of -4.5: '.( boolval( -4.5 )? 'true' : 'false' );
echo 'boolval of 0.0: '.( boolval( 0.0 )? 'true' : 'false' );
echo 'boolval of "1": '.( boolval( "1" )? 'true' : 'false' );
echo 'boolval of "0": '.( boolval( "0" )? 'true' : 'false' );
echo 'boolval of "0.0": '.( boolval( "0.0" )? 'true' : 'false' );
echo 'boolval of "abc": '.( boolval( "abc" )? 'true' : 'false' );
echo 'boolval of "": '.( boolval( "" )? 'true' : 'false' );
echo 'boolval of [2, 3]: '.( boolval( [1, 5] )? 'true' : 'false' );
echo 'boolval of []: '.( boolval( [] )? 'true' : 'false' );
echo 'boolval of NULL: '.( boolval( NULL )? 'true' : 'false' );
?>
Output
This will produce following result −
boolval of 4: true
boolval of -4: true
boolval of 0: false
boolval of 4.5: true
boolval of -4.5: true
boolval of 0.0: false
boolval of "1": true
boolval of "0": false
boolval of "0.0": true
boolval of "abc": true
boolval of "": false
boolval of [2, 3]: true
boolval of []: false
boolval of NULL: false
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