settype
settype
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
settype — Set the type of a variable
Description
bool settype ( mixed &$var , string $type )
Set the type of variable var to type.
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.
See Also
- gettype() - Get the type of a variable
- type-casting
- type-juggling
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