Is my string empty ?

Submitted by Jérémy on

How to check if my string variable is empty ?

empty

if (empty($string)) {
    return TRUE;
}

equal

if ($string === '') {
    return TRUE;
}

strlen

if (strlen($string) == 0) {
    return TRUE;
}

Results

Function empty equal strlen
Average in seconds for 1000000 calls 0.0955 0.0967 0.1042