Tells whether the token is of given kind.

# PhpToken::is

(PHP 8)

PhpToken::is — Tells whether the token is of given kind.

### Description

public PhpToken::is(int|string|array `$kind`): bool

Tells whether the token is of given `kind`.

### Parameters

`kind`

  Either a single value to match the token's id or textual content, or an array thereof.

### Return Values

A boolean value whether the token is of given kind.

### Examples

Example #1 PhpToken::is() example

`<?php
$token = new PhpToken(T_ECHO, 'echo');
var_dump($token->is(T_ECHO)); // -> bool(true)
var_dump($token->is('echo')); // -> bool(true)
var_dump($token->is(T_FOREACH)); // -> bool(false)
var_dump($token->is('foreach')); // -> bool(false)`

Example #2 Usage with array

`<?php
function isClassType(PhpToken $token): bool {
return $token->is([T_CLASS, T_INTERFACE, T_TRAIT]);
}
$interface = new PhpToken(T_INTERFACE, 'interface');
var_dump(isClassType($interface)); // -> bool(true)
$function = new PhpToken(T_FUNCTION, 'function');
var_dump(isClassType($function)); // -> bool(false)`

### See Also

- token_name() - Get the symbolic name of a given PHP token

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