(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
strval — Get string value of a variable
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().
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.
The string value of value
.
Example #1 strval() example using PHP magic __toString() method.
<?phpclass StrValTest{ public function __toString() { return __CLASS__; }}// Prints 'StrValTest'echo strval(new StrValTest);?>