What does isset() function do in PHP? code example

Example 1: isset in php

/**
 * Returns a bool (true or false)
 */
isset($x);
/**
 * Examples
 */
$x = 'myValue';
if(isset($x)){
	echo 'x is set';
}
/**
 * this will echo out 'x is set'
 */


$x = null;
if(isset($x)){
	echo 'x is set';
}
/**
 * This will NOT echo out 'x is set'
 */


if(isset($y)){
 	echo 'y is set'; 
}
/**
 * This will NOT echo out 'y is set'
 */

Example 2: isset in php

$age = 0;
// Evaluates as true because $age is set
if (isset($age)) {
echo '$age is set even though it is empty';
}

Example 3: isset in php

//with new features in new PHP versions like 7
//you can simplify writing of isset in the following way,
//old way of isset to display name if name variable is not null
echo isset($name) ? $name : "no name"
 //new and simple way with null coalescing operator
echo $name ?? "no name"