Checking for empty object

Hi,

does anyone know how I can check if an object is empty?

I want to do something like this:

if (empty($this->orders)) {
	echo 'No jobs currently in this view.';
}

...but this doesn't work.

Thanking you,
Con


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recheck php.net for the function empty. copy that code, then
replace
the variables. i sometimes find really careless mistakes
this way.


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maybe, you can try this:

if ( ! $this->orders )
{
     echo 'No jobs currently in this view.';
}

On Jul 30, 7:44 am, conmulligan <conmulli...gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> does anyone know how I can check if an object is
empty?
>
> I want to do something like this:
>
> if (empty($this->orders)) {
>         echo 'No jobs currently in this view.';
>
> }
>
> ...but this doesn't work.
>
> Thanking you,
> Con


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Think better to use next function:

function not_null($value) {
    $res = false;
    if (is_array($value)) {
      if (sizeof($value) > 0) {
        $res = true;
      }
    } else {
      if (($value != '') && ($value != 'NULL')
&&
(strlen(trim($value)) > 0)) {
        $res = true;
      }
    }
    return $res;
  }

if(!not_null($this->orders)) {
   echo 'No jobs currently in this view.';
}

On Jul 30, 1:44 pm, conmulligan <conmulli...gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> does anyone know how I can check if an object is
empty?
>
> I want to do something like this:
>
> if (empty($this->orders)) {
>         echo 'No jobs currently in this view.';
>
> }
>
> ...but this doesn't work.
>
> Thanking you,
> Con


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