Syntax :
strval ($variable)
Parameter : This function takes one parameter
$variable. This parameter represents the value that we want to convert to a string
Return value : This function returns a string. This string is generated by typing the value of the variable passed to it as a parameter.The programs below illustrate the strval() function.
Program 1 :
$var_name
= 32.360;
// prints the value of the above variable
// as string
echo
strval
(
$var_name
);
?>
Output:32.36
Program 2 :
class
engineerforengineer
{
public
function
__ toString()
{
// returns the class name
return
__ CLASS__
;
}
}
// prints the name of the above class as
// string
echo
strval
(
new
engineerforengineer);
?>
Output:engineerforengineer
Program 3 :
// Program to illustrate the strval() function
// when an array is passed as a parameter
// input array
$arr
=
array
(1,2,3,4,5);
// This will only print the value type
// converted, i.e. ’ Array ’
echo
strval
(
$arr
);
?>
Link : http://php.net/manual/en/function.strval.php