is_resource
Name
is_resource — Tests whether a value is a resource
pointer.
Synopsis
bool is_resource
(value);
mixed value: Variable or
value to test
Returns
TRUE if the value is a resource pointer; FALSE otherwise
Description
is_resource() checks whether value is a resource pointer that has been
returned by a call to fopen() , popen() , opendir() , etc., or one of
the database functions such as mysql_connect() , msql_pconnect() , etc. If so, the function
returns TRUE. If not,FALSE is returned.
Version
PHP Version: 3+, 4+
Example
Example 1398. Test whether a
value is a resource pointer
$dir_handle = opendir ('..');
if (is_resource ($dir_handle))
print '$dir_handle is a resource pointer.';
else
print '$dir_handle is not a resource pointer.';
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