convert a number to string php code example

Example 1: php int to string

$number = 11;
// This
echo strval($number);
// Or This
echo (String) $number;
// Output
// "11"
// "11"

Example 2: convert int to string php

$var = 5;

// Inline variable parsing
echo "I'd like {$var} waffles"; // = "I'd like 5 waffles

// String concatenation 
echo "I'd like ".$var." waffles"; // I'd like 5 waffles

// Explicit cast 
$items = (string)$var; // $items === "5";

// Function call
$items = strval($var); // $items === "5";

Example 3: cast string to int php

$num = "3.14"; 
$int = (int)$num;//string to int
$float = (float)$num;//string to float