PHP equivalent of .NET/Java’s toString()

Question

How do I convert the value of a PHP variable to string?

I was looking for something better than concatenating with an empty string:

$myText = $myVar . '';

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$myText = $myVar . '';​

Like the ToString() method in Java or .NET.

Answer

You can use the casting operators:

$myText = (string)$myVar;

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$myText = (string)$myVar;​

There are more details for string casting and conversion in the Strings section of the PHP manual, including special handling for booleans and nulls.

Accepted Answer

You can use the casting operators:$myText = (string)$myVar;There are more details for string casting and conversion in the Strings section of the PHP manual, including special handling for booleans and nulls.

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