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Yaf_Request_Abstract	Last updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

Yaf_Request_Abstract::isOptions

(Yaf >=1.0.0)

Yaf_Request_Abstract::isOptions — Determine if the request is a OPTIONS request

Description

public function Yaf_Request_Abstract::isOptions(): bool

Checks whether the request was sent with the OPTIONS method.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

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

Examples

Example #1 Yaf_Request_Abstract::isOptions() example

<?php
class ApiController extends Yaf_Controller_Abstract
{
    public function corsAction()
    {
        // Assuming the browser sends a CORS preflight request
        if ($this->getRequest()->isOptions()) {
            $this->getResponse()
                 ->setHeader("Allow", "GET, POST, OPTIONS")
                 ->setBody("");
            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::isHead() - Determine if the request is a HEAD 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

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Yaf_Request_Abstract	Last updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026