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settype

settype

Set the type of a variable

bool **settype** mixed $var string $type

Set the type of variable to . var``type

varThe variable being converted.

type Possibles values of are:

  `type`- "boolean" or "bool"
  • "integer" or "int"
  • "float" or "double"
  • "string"
  • "array"
  • "object"
  • "null"

return.success

Throws a if the value of is not a valid type, as of PHP 8.0.0. Prior to PHP 8.0.0, a was emitted and false was returned. type``E_WARNING

Voorbeeld: example

<?php
$foo = "5bar"; // string
$bar = true;   // boolean

settype($foo, "integer"); // $foo is now 5   (integer)
settype($bar, "string");  // $bar is now "1" (string)

var_dump($foo, $bar);
?>

Opmerking: > Maximum value for "int" is . PHP_INT_MAX

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