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ReflectionClass::isIterable

(PHP 7 >= 7.2.0)

ReflectionClass::isIterableCheck whether this class is iterable

Description

public ReflectionClass::isIterable ( ) : bool

Check whether this class is iterable (i.e. can be used inside foreach).

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

Returns true on success or false on failure.

Examples

Example #1 Basic ReflectionClass::isIterable() Usage

<?php

class IteratorClass implements Iterator {
    public function __construct() { }
    public function key() { }
    public function current() { }
    function next() { }
    function valid() { }
    function rewind() { }
}
class DerivedClass extends IteratorClass { }
class NonIterator { }

function dump_iterable($class) {
    $reflection = new ReflectionClass($class);
    var_dump($reflection->isIterable());
}

$classes = array("ArrayObject", "IteratorClass", "DerivedClass", "NonIterator");

foreach ($classes as $class) {
    echo "Is $class iterable? ";
    dump_iterable($class);
}
?>

The above example will output:

Is ArrayObject iterable? bool(true)
Is IteratorClass iterable? bool(true)
Is DerivedClass iterable? bool(true)
Is NonIterator iterable? bool(false)

See Also

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