is_tainted(3) [php man page]

IS_TAINTED(3)								 1							     IS_TAINTED(3)

is_tainted - Checks whether a string is tainted

SYNOPSIS

       bool is_tainted (string	$string)

DESCRIPTION

	Checks whether a string is tainted

PARAMETERS

	      o $string
		-

RETURN VALUES

	Return TRUE if the string is tainted, FALSE otherwise.

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IS_A(3) 								 1								   IS_A(3)

is_a - Checks if the object is of this class or has this class as one of its parents

SYNOPSIS

       bool is_a FALSE (object	$object, string  $class_name, [bool  $allow_string])

DESCRIPTION

	Checks if the given $object is of this class or has this class as one of its parents.

PARAMETERS

	      o $object
		- The tested object

	      o $class_name
		- The class name

	      o $allow_string
		-  If  this parameter set to FALSE, string class name as $object is not allowed. This also prevents from calling autoloader if the
		class doesn't exist.

RETURN VALUES

	Returns TRUE if the object is of this class or has this class as one of its parents, FALSE otherwise.

CHANGELOG

       +--------+---------------------------------------------------+
       |Version |						    |
       |	|						    |
       |	|		     Description		    |
       |	|						    |
       +--------+---------------------------------------------------+
       | 5.3.9	|						    |
       |	|						    |
       |	|	    Added $allow_string parameter	    |
       |	|						    |
       | 5.3.0	|						    |
       |	|						    |
       |	|  This function is no longer deprecated, and  will |
       |	| therefore no longer throw E_STRICT warnings.	    |
       |	|						    |
       | 5.0.0	|						    |
       |	|						    |
       |	|  This function became deprecated in favour of the |
       |	| instanceof operator. Calling this  function  will |
       |	| result in an E_STRICT warning.		    |
       |	|						    |
       +--------+---------------------------------------------------+
EXAMPLES

       Example #1

	      is_a(3) example

	      <?php
	      // define a class
	      class WidgetFactory
	      {
		var $oink = 'moo';
	      }

	      // create a new object
	      $WF = new WidgetFactory();

	      if (is_a($WF, 'WidgetFactory')) {
		echo "yes, $WF is still a WidgetFactory
";
	      }
	      ?>

       Example #2

	      Using the instanceof operator in PHP 5

	      <?php
	      if ($WF instanceof WidgetFactory) {
		  echo 'Yes, $WF is a WidgetFactory';
	      }
	      ?>

SEE ALSO

       get_class(3), get_parent_class(3), is_subclass_of(3).

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