- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
$float = 500.10;
var_dump(gettype($float),
$float,
gettype($float) == 'float',
(float) $float, // Cast to float
(int) $float); // Cast to integer
$float = (float) 500.10; // Can only be decimal numbers.
var_dump(gettype($float),
$float,
gettype($float) == 'float',
(float) $float, // Cast to float
(int) $float); // Cast to integer