<?php

/*
 * This file is part of Respect/Validation.
 *
 * (c) Alexandre Gomes Gaigalas <alexandre@gaigalas.net>
 *
 * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE file
 * that was distributed with this source code.
 */

declare(strict_types=1);

namespace Respect\Validation\Rules;

use function is_object;
use function is_scalar;
use function method_exists;

/**
 * Validates whether the input can be used as a string.
 *
 * @author Danilo Correa <danilosilva87@gmail.com>
 * @author Henrique Moody <henriquemoody@gmail.com>
 */
final class StringVal extends AbstractRule
{
    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    public function validate($input): bool
    {
        return is_scalar($input) || (is_object($input) && method_exists($input, '__toString'));
    }
}