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<h1 class="refname">strval</h1>
<p class="verinfo">(PHP 4, PHP 5)</p><p class="refpurpose"><span class="refname">strval</span> — <span class="dc-title">Get string value of a variable</span></p>
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<h3 class="title">Description</h3>
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<span class="type">string</span> <span class="methodname"><strong>strval</strong></span>
( <span class="methodparam"><span class="type"><a href="language.pseudo-types.html#language.types.mixed" class="type mixed">mixed</a></span> <code class="parameter">$var</code></span>
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Get the string value of a variable.
See the documentation on <span class="type"><a href="language.types.string.html" class="type string">string</a></span> for more information
on converting to string.
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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 <span class="function"><a href="function.sprintf.html" class="function">sprintf()</a></span> or <span class="function"><a href="function.number-format.html" class="function">number_format()</a></span>.
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<h3 class="title">Parameters</h3>
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<span class="term"><em><code class="parameter">var</code></em></span>
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The variable that is being converted to a <span class="type"><a href="language.types.string.html" class="type string">string</a></span>.
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<em><code class="parameter">var</code></em> may be any scalar type or an object that
implements the <a href="language.oop5.magic.html#object.tostring" class="link">__toString()</a>
method. You cannot use <span class="function"><strong>strval()</strong></span> on arrays or on
objects that do not implement the
<a href="language.oop5.magic.html#object.tostring" class="link">__toString()</a> method.
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<div class="refsect1 returnvalues" id="refsect1-function.strval-returnvalues">
<h3 class="title">Return Values</h3>
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The <span class="type"><a href="language.types.string.html" class="type string">string</a></span> value of <em><code class="parameter">var</code></em>.
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<h3 class="title">Examples</h3>
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<p><strong>Example #1
<span class="function"><strong>strval()</strong></span> example using PHP 5's magic
<a href="language.oop5.magic.html#object.tostring" class="link">__toString()</a> method.
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<div class="phpcode"><code><span style="color: #000000">
<span style="color: #0000BB"><?php<br /></span><span style="color: #007700">class </span><span style="color: #0000BB">StrValTest<br /></span><span style="color: #007700">{<br /> public function </span><span style="color: #0000BB">__toString</span><span style="color: #007700">()<br /> {<br /> return </span><span style="color: #0000BB">__CLASS__</span><span style="color: #007700">;<br /> }<br />}<br /><br /></span><span style="color: #FF8000">// Prints 'StrValTest'<br /></span><span style="color: #007700">echo </span><span style="color: #0000BB">strval</span><span style="color: #007700">(new </span><span style="color: #0000BB">StrValTest</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">?></span>
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<div class="refsect1 seealso" id="refsect1-function.strval-seealso">
<h3 class="title">See Also</h3>
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<li class="member"> <span class="function"><a href="function.boolval.html" class="function" rel="rdfs-seeAlso">boolval()</a> - Get the boolean value of a variable</span></li>
<li class="member"> <span class="function"><a href="function.floatval.html" class="function" rel="rdfs-seeAlso">floatval()</a> - Get float value of a variable</span></li>
<li class="member"> <span class="function"><a href="function.intval.html" class="function" rel="rdfs-seeAlso">intval()</a> - Get the integer value of a variable</span></li>
<li class="member"> <span class="function"><a href="function.settype.html" class="function" rel="rdfs-seeAlso">settype()</a> - Set the type of a variable</span></li>
<li class="member"> <span class="function"><a href="function.sprintf.html" class="function" rel="rdfs-seeAlso">sprintf()</a> - Return a formatted string</span></li>
<li class="member"> <span class="function"><a href="function.number-format.html" class="function" rel="rdfs-seeAlso">number_format()</a> - Format a number with grouped thousands</span></li>
<li class="member"><a href="language.types.type-juggling.html" class="link">Type juggling</a></li>
<li class="member"><a href="language.oop5.magic.html#object.tostring" class="link">__toString()</a></li>
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