empty()

empty()

function empty(mixed $value): bool

Determines whether a variable is considered empty.

Parameters:

• $value (mixed)

Returns: bool

Availability

• Compiled (AOT): supported through a dedicated compiler language-construct path.
• eval() (magician interpreter): supported — declarative interpreter builtin (crates/elephc-magician/src/interpreter/builtins/symbols/empty.rs).

No examples yet — check examples/ and showcases/ for usage patterns.

Internals

For how empty is implemented in the compiler, see the internals page.