is_countable() WP 1.0

Polyfill for is_countable() function added in PHP 7.3.

Verify that the content of a variable is an array or an object implementing the Countable interface.

No Hooks.

Return

true/false. True if $var is countable, false otherwise.

Usage

is_countable( $var );

$var(mixed) (required)

The value to check.

Code of is countable: wp-includes/compat.php ^{WP 5.2.2}

<?php
function is_countable( $var ) {
	return ( is_array( $var )
		|| $var instanceof Countable
		|| $var instanceof SimpleXMLElement
		|| $var instanceof ResourceBundle
	);
}

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