PHP Introduction | Functions | isset - Check Whether a Variable Is Set

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You can use isset to check whether a variable has been set. It is available in PHP 4 and later.

Syntax

isset($var);

Checks whether $var has been set. It returns TRUE if it is set, and FALSE if it is not set.

isset($var1, $var2, ... );

Checks whether $var1, $var2, and so on have been set. It returns TRUE if all variables are set, and FALSE otherwise.

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="ko">
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>Coding Factory</title>
    <style>
      p {
        font-family: "Times New Roman";
        font-style: italic;
        font-size: 1.3em;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <?php
      $var1;
      $var2 = NULL;
      $var3 = "";
      $var4 = "Lorem";
      if ( isset( $var1 ) ) {
        echo "<p>var1 is set.</p>";
      } else {
        echo "<p>var1 is not set.</p>";
      };
      if ( isset( $var2 ) ) {
        echo "<p>var2 is set.</p>";
      } else {
        echo "<p>var2 is not set.</p>";
      };
      if ( isset( $var3 ) ) {
        echo "<p>var3 is set.</p>";
      } else {
        echo "<p>var3 is not set.</p>";
      };
      if ( isset( $var4 ) ) {
        echo "<p>var4 is set.</p>";
      } else {
        echo "<p>var4 is not set.</p>";
      };
      if ( isset( $var2, $var3 ) ) {
        echo "<p>var2 and var3 are set.</p>";
      } else {
        echo "<p>var2 and var3 are not set.</p>";
      };
      if ( isset( $var3, $var4 ) ) {
        echo "<p>var3 and var4 are set.</p>";
      } else {
        echo "<p>var3 and var4 are not set.</p>";
      };
    ?>
  </body>
</html>