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Yaf_Request_Abstract	Last updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

Yaf_Request_Abstract::isHead

(Yaf >=1.0.0)

Yaf_Request_Abstract::isHead — Determine if the request is a HEAD request

Description

public function Yaf_Request_Abstract::isHead(): bool

Checks whether the request was sent with the HEAD method.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

Returns true if the request method is HEAD, false otherwise.

Examples

Example #1 Yaf_Request_Abstract::isHead() example

<?php
class FeedController extends Yaf_Controller_Abstract
{
    public function indexAction()
    {
        // Assuming the request was sent with HEAD /feed
        if ($this->getRequest()->isHead()) {
            // Headers only, skip rendering the body
            return false;
        }
    }
}
?>

See Also

Yaf_Request_Abstract::isGet() - Determine if the request is a GET request
Yaf_Request_Abstract::isPost() - Determine if the request is a POST request
Yaf_Request_Abstract::isPut() - Determine if the request is a PUT request
Yaf_Request_Abstract::isOptions() - Determine if the request is a OPTIONS request
Yaf_Request_Abstract::isDelete() - Determine if the request is a DELETE request
Yaf_Request_Abstract::isPatch() - Determine if the request is a PATCH request
Yaf_Request_Abstract::isCli() - Determine if the request is a CLI request
Yaf_Request_Abstract::isXmlHttpRequest() - Determine if the request is an Ajax request

Yaf_Request_Abstract::isGet	Yaf_Request_Abstract::isOptions

Yaf_Request_Abstract	Last updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026