instanceof
Type Operators
instanceof is used to determine whether a PHP variable is an instantiated object of a certain class:
Example #1 Using instanceof with classes
<?php
class MyClass
{
}
class NotMyClass
{
}
$a = new MyClass;
var_dump($a instanceof MyClass);
var_dump($a instanceof NotMyClass);
?> The above example will output:
bool(true) bool(false)
instanceof can also be used to determine whether a variable is an instantiated object of a class that inherits from a parent class:
