PHP multidimetional array null check

i have the following value passed to me via a webservice

print_r($result);

stdClass Object (
    [array] => Array ( [0] => [1] => ) 
) 

i break it down as follows

$result = $array->return;
foreach ($result as $val2)
{
    $temp = $result[$i]->array[0];
    $temp .= " - ". $result[$i]->array[1];
}

I want to check if the array is empty (as it is above).开发者_如何学C but i cant access the array via the

$result[$i]->array[0];

as i get Fatal error:

Cannot use object of type stdClass as array

What is the best way to check it?

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stdClass is not an array, it is an object. But you access it like an array:

$result[$i]
       ^^^^

Shouldn't it be something like (without the foreach):

$array = $result->array;
$temp  = vsprintf('%s - %s', $array);

UPDATE:

So to test if it is empty, you can just use

if (empty($result->array[0]))
   ....