RecursiveArrayIterator::hasChildren

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)

RecursiveArrayIterator::hasChildrenReturns whether current entry is an array or an object

Description

public RecursiveArrayIterator::hasChildren(): bool

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

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