Determine if 0 but not NULL

PHP
1

What is the best way to determine if a value is 0 vs NULL vs Empty Set?

The code below is not doing what it needs to…


	if (empty($number)){
		// No Value.

What I meant to say was, “If the incoming variable is NULL or the Empty Set, then then is an error, otherwise keep going…”

Unfortunately, I was reminded - I always forget this! - that 0 is also “empty” as well!

Sincerely,

Debbie

2

To clarify something…

I am looking for an easy way to say…

“IF the input is equal to 0 or 0.0 or “0”, THEN do Thing-1, ELSE if it is NULL or Empty String or FALSE or anything that empty() normally covers then do Thing-2.”

Sincerely,

Debbie

3

You just need to evaluate the “if” clause further, i.e. first catch everything, then add another rule to avoid number 0

Example:

if (empty($number) && !is_numeric($number)) {}
4

or


if( is_numeric($number) && $number == 0 ) {
    // 0 or 0.0 or "0" or "0.0"
} else if( $number === NULL ) {
    // null
} else {
    // something else
}