settype
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
settype — Set the type of a variable
Parameters
-
var -
The variable being converted.
-
type -
Possibles values of
typeare:- "boolean" or "bool"
- "integer" or "int"
- "float" or "double"
- "string"
- "array"
- "object"
- "null"
Return Values
Returns true on success or false on failure.
Examples
Example #1 settype() example
<?php
$foo = "5bar"; // string
$bar = true; // boolean
settype($foo, "integer"); // $foo is now 5 (integer)
settype($bar, "string"); // $bar is now "1" (string)
?>
Notes
Note:
Maximum value for "int" is
PHP_INT_MAX.
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