A Case Of Misplaced Parenthesis¶

<?php

// suspicious and legit
if (in_array($a, $b, $c === true)) {}

// could it be this one?
if (in_array($a, $b, $c) === true) {}

The closing parenthesis of the in_array() call may be misplaced, yet yield a valid PHP code, and even, a valid business case. This all depends on the actual value given to the $c variable.

It is most probably a bug, given the number of arguments in in_array().

See Also¶

When placing the parenthesis is ambiguous [Try me]

PHP Features¶

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Last updated: 14 July 2026