floatval

(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)

floatval -- Get float value of a variable

Description

float floatval ( mixed var )

Gets the float value of var.

Parameters

var

May be any scalar type. You cannot use floatval() on arrays or objects.

Return Values

The float value of the given variable.

Examples

Example 1. floatval() Example

<?php
$var
= '122.34343The';
$float_value_of_var = floatval($var);
echo
$float_value_of_var; // 122.34343
?>

See Also

intval()
strval()
settype()
Type juggling