php int to string

return strval($integer);

$var = 5;

// Inline variable parsing
echo "I'd like {$var} waffles"; // = "I'd like 5 waffles

// String concatenation 
echo "I'd like ".$var." waffles"; // I'd like 5 waffles

// Explicit cast 
$items = (string)$var; // $items === "5";

// Function call
$items = strval($var); // $items === "5";

$number = 11;
// This
echo strval($number);
// Or This
echo (String) $number;
// Output
// "11"
// "11"

strval( $variable ) 

$number = 10;
// To convert this number to a string:
$numberString = (string)$number;