tostring php code example

Example 1: php check if string contains word

$myString = 'Hello Bob how are you?';
if (strpos($myString, 'Bob') !== false) {
    echo "My string contains Bob";
}

Example 2: php to string

$number = 10;
// To convert this number to a string:
$numberString = (string)$number;

Example 3: 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 4: php convert to string

<?php
class StrValTest
{
    public function __toString()
    {
        return __CLASS__;
    }
}

// Prints 'StrValTest'
echo strval(new StrValTest);
?>

Example 5: php sort()

<?php

$fruits = array("Zitrone", "Orange", "Banane", "Apfel");
sort($fruits);
foreach ($fruits as $key => $val) {
    echo "fruits[" . $key . "] = " . $val . "\n";
}

?>