php add int to string code example

Example 1: 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 2: add two numbers as string in php

$num = "3.14";
$int = (int)$num;
$float = (float)$num;