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    Set the type of a variable

    settype

    (PHP 4, PHP 5)

    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 type are:

    • "boolean" (or, since PHP 4.2.0, "bool")
    • "integer" (or, since PHP 4.2.0, "int")
    • "float" (only possible since PHP 4.2.0, for older versions use the deprecated variant "double")
    • "string"
    • "array"
    • "object"
    • "null" (since PHP 4.2.0)

    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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