strval
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
strval — Get string value of a variable
Description
Get the string value of a variable.
See the documentation on string for more information
on converting to string.
This function performs no formatting on the returned value. If you
are looking for a way to format a numeric value as a string, please
see sprintf() or number_format().
Parameters
value-
The variable that is being converted to a string.
value may be any scalar type, null,
or an object that implements the __toString()
method. You cannot use strval() on arrays or on
objects that do not implement the
__toString() method.
Return Values
The string value of value.
Examples
Example #1
strval() example using PHP magic
__toString() method.
<?php
class StrValTest
{
public function __toString()
{
return __CLASS__;
}
}
// Prints 'StrValTest'
echo strval(new StrValTest);
?>
settype
Variable handling Functions