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+<?php
+/*
+ * This file is part of PHPUnit.
+ *
+ * (c) Sebastian Bergmann <sebastian@phpunit.de>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Constraint that checks whether a variable is empty().
+ *
+ * @since Class available since Release 3.5.0
+ */
+class PHPUnit_Framework_Constraint_IsEmpty extends PHPUnit_Framework_Constraint
+{
+ /**
+ * Evaluates the constraint for parameter $other. Returns true if the
+ * constraint is met, false otherwise.
+ *
+ * @param mixed $other Value or object to evaluate.
+ *
+ * @return bool
+ */
+ protected function matches($other)
+ {
+ if ($other instanceof Countable) {
+ return count($other) === 0;
+ }
+
+ return empty($other);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Returns a string representation of the constraint.
+ *
+ * @return string
+ */
+ public function toString()
+ {
+ return 'is empty';
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the description of the failure
+ *
+ * The beginning of failure messages is "Failed asserting that" in most
+ * cases. This method should return the second part of that sentence.
+ *
+ * @param mixed $other Evaluated value or object.
+ *
+ * @return string
+ */
+ protected function failureDescription($other)
+ {
+ $type = gettype($other);
+
+ return sprintf(
+ '%s %s %s',
+ $type[0] == 'a' || $type[0] == 'o' ? 'an' : 'a',
+ $type,
+ $this->toString()
+ );
+ }
+}