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gettype() and settype()

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     <title>Gettype() and Settype() Usage</title>
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<?php
     $my_double = 100;
     $my_string = 1;
   
     print("\$my_double's data type is... (" . gettype($my_double) .") <br />");
     print("\$my_string's data type is... (" . gettype($my_string) .") <br />");
   
     settype($my_string, "string");
     settype($my_double, "double");
   
     print("\$my_double's data type is... (" . gettype($my_double) .") <br />");
     print("\$my_string's data type is... (" . gettype($my_string) .") <br />");
?>
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1.Testing the Type of a Variable
2.Changing the Type of a Variable with settype()