PHP: settype() function
Description
The settype() function is used to set the type of a variable.
Version:
(PHP 4 and above)
Syntax:
settype(var_name, var_type)
Parameters:
| Name | Description | Required / Optional |
Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| var_name | The variable being converted. | Required | Mixed* |
| var_type | Type of the variable. Possible values are : boolean, integer, float, string, array, object, null. | Optional | String |
*Mixed: Mixed indicates that a parameter may accept multiple (but not necessarily all) types.
Return value:
TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
Value Type: Boolean.
Example:
<?php
$var1='98';
$var2='01';
settype($var1, "integer");
settype($var2, "integer");
echo ($var1.'<br>');
echo ($var2.'<br>');
echo ($var1+$var2.'<br>');
?>
Output:
98 1 99
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