- var_export: documentation ( source)
<?php
var_export((bool)[]);
echo "\n";
var_export((bool)['not empty']);
echo "\n";
var_export((bool)[0]);
echo "\n";
var_export((bool)[null]);
echo "\n";
var_export((bool)[false]);
echo "\n";
$noElements = [];
if ($noElements) {
echo 'not empty';
} else {
echo 'empty';
}