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;
<?php class StrValTest { public function __toString() { return __CLASS__; } } // Prints 'StrValTest' echo strval(new StrValTest); ?>
__toString() & {$this->name}