is_object()¶
is_object() is a PHP native function that checks if the content of a variable is an object or not, without consideration for the actual class. It is the equivalent of object type, which cannot be used with instanceof; or the (object) cast, that turns a value into an object of class stdClass.
is_object() is rarely used, as instanceof with the expected class or interface is more precise.
<?php
var_dump(is_object((object)[])); // true
$x = new stdClass();
var_dump(is_object($x)); // true
$x = 1;
var_dump(is_object($x)); // false
?>
Related : instanceof, stdclass, is_a()
