Abstract
PHP automatically converts a variable’s data type as necessary, given the context in which it is used. For this reason, explicit type conversions are seldom required. Nonetheless, the type of a variable or expression may be changed by performing an explicit type cast.
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© 2016 Mikael Olsson
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Olsson, M. (2016). Type Conversions. In: PHP 7 Quick Scripting Reference. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-1922-5_19
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