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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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