$sanitizer->bool() method

Convert the given value to a boolean

This differs from regular boolean type conversion in the following ways:

  • This method will recognize things like the strings "false" or "0" representing a boolean false.
  • If given an object, it will convert the object to a string before determining what boolean value it should represent.
  • If given an array, it returns false if the array contains zero items.

Usage

$bool = $sanitizer->bool($value);

Arguments

NameType(s)Description
value

Return value

bool


$sanitizer methods and properties

API reference based on ProcessWire core version 3.0.248

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