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WMPRO, WMMINI FW >= 1.0 WMMEGA FW >= 2.0
Return the float value of a number or string
$value: A string with a leading number, or a number (int or float)
Convert the integer '1' into a float variable which has a value of 1.000000:
<? $x=1; $f=floatval($x); print("The float value of ".$x." is ".$f); ?>
The above example will output:
The float value of 1 is 1.000000
intval() - Return the integer value of a number or string
strval() - Return the string equivalent of a number
is_numeric() - Check if a value is numeric (int, float or numeric string)
ieee754toint() - Take a floating point value and return an IEEE-754 encoded integer (32 bit)
inttoieee754() - Take an IEEE-754 encoded integer (32 bit) and return a float