- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
$foo = [0, '0', '', null];
foreach ($foo as $item) {
$item = (int) $item;
var_dump($item);
}
$foo = [1, '1', 'on', 'selected'];
foreach ($foo as $item) {
$item = (int) $item;
var_dump($item);
}