settype

Function • Params and return types changed in PHP 8.0

Set the type of a variable.

PHP 5
PHP 7
PHP 8.0
Improved
PHP 8.1
PHP 8.2-8.3
PHP 8.4
PHP 8.5
PHP 8.6

settype Function synopsis

settype(mixed &$var, string $type): bool

Parameters

$var

Passed by referenceTypemixed

The variable being converted.

$type

Typestring

Possibles values of $type are:

Note that the parameter $var is passed by reference, and contains additional/updated context data that may be useful.

Return value

Typebool

Returns true on success, false on failure

Changes to the settype Function

PHP 8.0

  • Return type added: bool
  • Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($var): mixed
  • Parameter type added for parameter #2 ($type): string
- settype(&$var, $type)
+ settype(mixed &$var, string $type): bool

settype Function Availability

PHP VersionAvailability
PHP 8.6Upcoming Release Yes
PHP 8.5Supported (Latest) Yes
PHP 8.4Supported Yes
PHP 8.3Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.2Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 8.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.3Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.2Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.6Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.5Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.3Unsupported Yes