How exactly does if($variable) work? [duplicate]

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The construct if ($variable) tests to see if $variable evaluates to any “truthy” value. It can be a boolean TRUE, or a non-empty, non-NULL value, or non-zero number. Have a look at the list of boolean evaluations in the PHP docs.

From the PHP documentation:

var_dump((bool) "");        // bool(false)
var_dump((bool) 1);         // bool(true)
var_dump((bool) -2);        // bool(true)
var_dump((bool) "foo");     // bool(true)
var_dump((bool) 2.3e5);     // bool(true)
var_dump((bool) array(12)); // bool(true)
var_dump((bool) array());   // bool(false)
var_dump((bool) "false");   // bool(true)

Note however that if ($variable) is not appropriate to use when testing if a variable or array key has been initialized. If it the variable or array key does not yet exist, this would result in an E_NOTICE Undefined variable $variable.

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