- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
$xml = new SimpleXMLElement('<tag></tag>');
var_dump((bool) $xml);
if($xml) {
echo 'An empty SimpleXMLElement is truthy';
} else {
echo 'An empty SimpleXMLElement is falsey';
}
echo "\n";
$xml = new SimpleXMLElement('<tag>data</tag>');
if($xml) {
echo 'A SimpleXMLElement with data is truthy';
} else {
echo 'A SimpleXMLElement with data is falsey';
}
echo "\n";
$obj = new stdClass();
if($obj) {
echo 'An empty stdClass is truthy';
} else {
echo 'An empty stdClass is falsey';
}