settype

bool settype(mixed $variable, string type)

Converts a variable to a given type.

Returns:

TRUE if the given variable can be converted to the given type; FALSE if the type argument is not a valid type name

Description:

settype() converts a variable to the specified type . If the type parameter is not a valid type name, the conversion fails and the function returns FALSE.

Availability:

UNIX, Windows

Version:

3+, 4+

See also:

To find the type of a variable:

gettype()

Examples:

Basic use of settype()
$title = '1001 Arabian Nights'; 
settype ($title, 'integer') 
    or die ('Could not convert $title from type <i>string</i> to type 
       <i>integer</i>'); 
print $title;
Show how setting the type modifies the value of a variable
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