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PHP will automatically convert a variable's data type as necessary given the context in which it is used. For this reason explicit type conversions are seldom required. Nonetheless, the type of a variable or expression may be changed by performing an explicit type cast.
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© 2013 Mikael Olsson
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Olsson, M. (2013). Type Conversions. In: PHP Quick Scripting Reference. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-6284-8_19
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