Php/docs/function.strval

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strval

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)

strval — Get string value of a variable

Description

strval ( mixed $var ) : string

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

var

The variable that is being converted to a string.

var may be any scalar type 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 var.

Examples

Example #1 strval() example using PHP 5's magic __toString() method.

<?phpclass StrValTest{    public function __toString()    {        return __CLASS__;    }}// Prints 'StrValTest'echo strval(new StrValTest);?>

See Also

• boolval() - Get the boolean value of a variable
• floatval() - Get float value of a variable
• intval() - Get the integer value of a variable
• settype() - Set the type of a variable
• sprintf() - Return a formatted string
• number_format() - Format a number with grouped thousands
• Type juggling
• __toString()