Force to change the data type by adding (int), (integer), (float), (double), or (real) in front of the variable : Casting « Data Type « PHP






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  2. Data Type
  3. Casting

Force to change the data type by adding (int), (integer), (float), (double), or (real) in front of the variable

 
or value or by using the function intval() or floatval()

<?php 
$a = 123; 
echo "is_int($a) = " . (is_int($a) ? "true" : "false") . "\n"; 

$a = '123'; 
echo "is_int((int)$a) = " . (is_int((int)$a) ? "true" : "false") . "\n"; 
?>








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