(PHP 4, PHP 5)
gettype — Get the type of a variable
Returns the type of the PHP variable var .
Never use gettype() to test for a certain type, since the returned string may be subject to change in a future version. In addition, it is slow too, as it involves string comparison.
Instead, use the is_* functions.
Possibles values for the returned string are:
For PHP 4, you should use function_exists() and method_exists() to replace the prior usage of gettype() on a function.
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