settype Function in PHP
What is settype() in PHP?
Explanation
PHP settype function is used to set variable type to a specified variable. It returns the value of specified type on successful type assignment and 0 on failure.
settype(var_name, var_type)
var_name - Variable name
var_type - Variable type
Integer
Boolean
String
Double
NULL
Array
Object
<?php
$val1 = "123Hscripts";
$val2 = 3;
$val3 = "Hscripts";
settype($val1, "integer");
settype($val2, "float");
settype($val3, "float");
echo $val1."<br />";
echo $val2."<br />";
echo $val3."<br />"; ?>
Result :
123
3
0
In the above example, the first input value "123Hscripts" is converted as an integer and the second value "3" is converted as float.
Syntax:
settype(var_name, var_type)
var_name - Variable name
var_type - Variable type
Possible return values are:
Integer
Boolean
String
Double
NULL
Array
Object
Example :
<?php
$val1 = "123Hscripts";
$val2 = 3;
$val3 = "Hscripts";
settype($val1, "integer");
settype($val2, "float");
settype($val3, "float");
echo $val1."<br />";
echo $val2."<br />";
echo $val3."<br />"; ?>
Result :
123
3
0
In the above example, the first input value "123Hscripts" is converted as an integer and the second value "3" is converted as float.
