floatval

Get float value of a variable

float **floatval** mixed $value

Gets the value of . float``value

value May be any scalar type. should not be used on objects, as doing so will emit an level error and return 1. floatval``E_WARNING

The float value of the given variable. Empty arrays return 0, non-empty arrays return 1.

Strings will most likely return 0 although this depends on the leftmost characters of the string. The common rules of

apply. float casting

Voorbeeld: Example

<?php
$var = '122.34343The';
$float_value_of_var = floatval($var);
echo $float_value_of_var; // 122.34343
?>

Voorbeeld: non-numeric leftmost characters Example

<?php
$var = 'The122.34343';
$float_value_of_var = floatval($var);
echo $float_value_of_var; // 0
?>

boolval``intval``strval``settypeType juggling

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