is_scalar()

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.5, PHP 5, PHP 7)

检测变量是否是一个标量

描述

is_scalar(mixed $var): bool

如果给出的变量参数$var是一个标量，is_scalar()返回TRUE，否则返回FALSE。

标量变量是指那些包含了integer、float、string或boolean的变量，而array、object和resource则不是标量。

<?php
function show_var($var) {
    if (is_scalar($var)) {
        echo $var;
    } else {
        var_dump($var);
    }
}
$pi = 3.1416;
$proteins = array("hemoglobin", "cytochrome c oxidase", "ferredoxin");
show_var($pi);
// 打印：3.1416
show_var($proteins)
// 打印：
// array(3) {
//   [0]=>
//   string(10) "hemoglobin"
//   [1]=>
//   string(20) "cytochrome c oxidase"
//   [2]=>
//   string(10) "ferredoxin"
// }
?>

Note:

尽管当前的resource类型是居于整数的，但is_scalar()不会把它们当作是标量，因为资源是抽象数据类型。不能依赖于执行细节，因为它可能会改变。

参见is_bool()、is_numeric()、is_float()、is_int()、is_real()、is_string()、is_object()、is_array()和is_integer()。

Having hunted around the manual, I've not found a clear statement of what makes a type "scalar" (e.g. if some future version of the language introduces a new kind of type, what criterion will decide if it's "scalar"? - that goes beyond just listing what's scalar in the current version.)
In other lanuages, it means "has ordering operators" - i.e. "less than" and friends.
It (-:currently:-) appears to have the same meaning in PHP.

Another warning in response to the previous note:
> just a warning as it appears that an empty value is not a scalar.
That statement is wrong--or, at least, has been fixed with a later revision than the one tested. The following code generated the following output on PHP 4.3.9.
CODE:
<?php
  echo('is_scalar() test:'.EOL);
  echo("NULL: "   . print_R(is_scalar(NULL),   true) . EOL);
  echo("false: "  . print_R(is_scalar(false),  true) . EOL);
  echo("(empty): " . print_R(is_scalar(''),   true) . EOL);
  echo("0: "     . print_R(is_scalar(0),    true) . EOL);
  echo("'0': "   . print_R(is_scalar('0'),   true) . EOL);
?>
OUTPUT:
is_scalar() test:
NULL: 
false: 1
(empty): 1
0: 1
'0': 1
THUS:
  * NULL is NOT a scalar
  * false, (empty string), 0, and "0" ARE scalars

A scalar is a single item or value, compared to things like arrays and objects which have multiple values. This tends to be the standard definition of the word in terms of programming. An integer, character, etc are scalars. Strings are probably considered scalars since they only hold "one" value (the value represented by the characters represented) and nothing else.

Hi ... for newbees here, I just want to mention that reference and scalar variable aren't the same. A reference is a pointer to a scalar, just like in C or C++.
<? php // simple reference to scalar
 $a = 2;
 $ref = & $a;
 echo "$a <br> $ref";
?>
this should print out: "2 <br> 2".
Scalar class also exists. Look below:
<? php
 class Object_t {
   var $a;
   function Object_t () // constructor
   {
    $this->a = 1;
   }
 }
 $a = new Object_t; // we define a scalar object
 $ref_a = &a;
 echo "$a->a <br> $ref->a";
?>
again, this should echo: "1 <br> 1";
Here is another method isued in OOP to acheive on working only over reference to scalar object. Using this, you won't ever have to ask yourself if you work on a copy of the scalar or its reference. You will only possess reference to the scalar object. If you want to duplicate the scalar object, you will have to create a function for that purpose that would read by the reference the values and assign them to another scalar of the same type... or an other type, it is as you wish at that moment.
<?php
 class objet_t {
   var $a;
   function object_t
   {
    $this->a = "patate_poil";
   }
 }
  function &get_ref($object_type) 
  {
   // here we create a scalar object in memory
   // and we return it by reference to the calling
   // control scope.
   return &new $object_type;
  }
  $ref_object_t = get_ref(object_t);
  echo "$ref_object_t->a <br>";
 
?>
this should echo: "patate_poit <br>".
The only thing that I try to demonstrate is that scalar variable ARE object in memory while a reference is usualy a variable (scalar object) that contain the address of another scalar object, which contain the informations you want by using the reference.
Good Luck!
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