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RecursiveArrayIterator::hasChildren

RecursiveArrayIterator::hasChildren

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PHP 7)

RecursiveArrayIterator::hasChildren — Returns whether current entry is an array or an object.

Description

public bool RecursiveArrayIterator::hasChildren ( void )

Returns whether current entry is an array or an object for which an iterator can be obtained via RecursiveArrayIterator::getChildren().

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

Returns TRUE if the current entry is an array or an object, otherwise FALSE is returned.

Examples

Example #1 RecursiveArrayIterator::hasChildren() example

<?php $fruits = array("a" => "lemon", "b" => "orange", array("a" => "apple", "p" => "pear") $iterator = new RecursiveArrayIterator($fruits while ($iterator->valid()) {     // Check if there are children     if ($iterator->hasChildren()) {         // print all children         foreach ($iterator->getChildren() as $key => $value) {             echo $key . ' : ' . $value . "\n";         }     } else {         echo "No children.\n";     }     $iterator->next( } ?>

The above example will output:

No children. No children. a : apple p : pear

See Also

  • RecursiveArrayIterator::getChildren() - Returns an iterator for the current entry if it is an array or an object.

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