# Quick way of isset(multiple vars)

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-way-of-isset-multiple-vars/273536>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [October 16, 2008, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-way-of-isset-multiple-vars/273536 "2008-10-16T15:33:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![W92Baj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a88e4f/32.png) [@W92Baj](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/W92Baj)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2008, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-way-of-isset-multiple-vars/273536/1 "2008-10-16T15:33:29Z")

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A quicky:

I need to check if muliple vars are set. Is there a quicker way than writing

```auto

if (isset($_REQUEST["foo1"]) || isset($_REQUEST["foo2"]) || isset($_REQUEST["foo3"]) || isset($_REQUEST["foo4"]) || isset($_REQUEST["foo5"]) || isset($_REQUEST["foo6"]) || isset($_REQUEST["foo7"]) || isset($_REQUEST["foo8"]) )

```

which is what I have at the moment.

Something like

```auto
if (isset ($_REQUEST["foo1 || foo2 etc"]))

```