php - If statement never evaluates to true (even when it should) -

i'd created if statement "if ($user_roles == 3) " , $user_roles has value of "3" condition supposed true result false.

here code below:

public function viewsponsorinfo($sponsor_id) {     $id = $sponsor_id;     $user_id = user::where('id','=',$id)->get();     $user_roles = [];     foreach ($user_id $id) {         array_push($user_roles, $id->role);     }/*     dd($user_roles);*/      if ($user_roles == 3) {         $orga = organization::where('orga_id','=',$sponsor_id)->get();         dd($orga);         return view('pages.ngo.view-sponsor-information',compact('orga'));     }else{         $indi = individual::where('indi_id','=',$sponsor_id)->get();         dd($indi);         return view('pages.ngo.view-sponsor-information',compact('indi'));     } } 

$user_rolesis not 3 , can never be. it's array. contents, however, can three.

try:

if(in_array(3, $user_roles)) { ...} 

for reference: in_array