get_debug_type

Function • Added in PHP 8.0

Gets the type name of a variable in a way that is suitable for debugging.

PHP 5

PHP 7

Added

PHP 8.1

PHP 8.2-8.3

PHP 8.4

PHP 8.5

PHP 8.6

`get_debug_type` Function synopsis

get_debug_type(mixed $value): string

Parameters

`$value`

Typemixed

The variable being type checked.

Return value

Typestring

Possible values for the returned string are:

Changes to the `get_debug_type` Function

PHP 8.0

Function added

`get_debug_type` Function Availability

PHP Version	Availability
PHP 8.6Upcoming Release	Yes
PHP 8.5Supported (Latest)	Yes
PHP 8.4Supported	Yes
PHP 8.3Security-Fixes Only	Yes
PHP 8.2Security-Fixes Only	Yes
PHP 8.1Unsupported	Yes
PHP 8.0Unsupported	Yes
PHP 7.4Unsupported	No
PHP 7.3Unsupported	No
PHP 7.2Unsupported	No
PHP 7.1Unsupported	No
PHP 7.0Unsupported	No
PHP 5.6Unsupported	No
PHP 5.5Unsupported	No
PHP 5.4Unsupported	No
PHP 5.3Unsupported	No