settype

    (PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

    settype — Set the type of a variable

    Description

    settype(mixed &$var, string $type): bool

    Set the type of variable var to type.

    Parameters

    var

    The variable being converted.

    type

    Possibles values of type are:

    • "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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