strval

Function • Params and return types changed in PHP 8.0

Get string value 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

strval Function synopsis

strval(mixed $value): string

Parameters

$value

Typemixed

The variable that is being converted to a string.

Return value

Typestring

The string value of $value.

Changes to the strval Function

PHP 8.0

  • Return type added: string
  • Parameter name of parameter #1 changed: $var to $value
  • Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($value): mixed
- strval($var)
+ strval(mixed $value): string

strval 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