# is_object

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

is_object — Finds whether a variable is an object

### Description

bool is_object ( mixed `$var` )

Finds whether the given variable is an object.

### Parameters

`var`

  The variable being evaluated.

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` if `var` is an object, `FALSE` otherwise.

### Notes

> Note: This function will return `FALSE` if used on an unserialized object where the class definition is not present (even though gettype() returns object).

### See Also

- is_bool()
- is_int()
- is_float()
- is_string()
- is_array()