intval

    (PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

    intval — Get the integer value of a variable

    Description

    intval(mixed$value, int$base = 10): int

    Returns the int value of value, using the specified base for the conversion (the default is base 10). intval() should not be used on objects, as doing so will emit an E_WARNING level error and return 1.

    Parameters

    value

    The scalar value being converted to an integer

    base

    The base for the conversion

    Note:

    If base is 0, the base used is determined by the format of value:

    • if string includes a "0x" (or "0X") prefix, the base is taken as 16 (hex); otherwise,
    • if string starts with a "0b" (or "0B"), the base is taken as 2 (binary); otherwise,
    • if string starts with "0", the base is taken as 8 (octal); otherwise,
    • the base is taken as 10 (decimal).

    Return Values

    The integer value of value on success, or 0 on failure. Empty arrays return 0, non-empty arrays return 1.

    The maximum value depends on the system. 32 bit systems have a maximum signed integer range of -2147483648 to 2147483647. So for example on such a system, intval('1000000000000') will return 2147483647. The maximum signed integer value for 64 bit systems is 9223372036854775807.

    Strings will most likely return 0 although this depends on the leftmost characters of the string. The common rules of integer casting apply.

    Changelog

    VersionDescription
    8.0.0 The error level when converting from object was changed from E_NOTICE to E_WARNING.

    Examples

    Example #1 intval() examples

    The following examples are based on a 64 bit system.

    <?php
    echo intval(42); // 42
    echo intval(4.2); // 4
    echo intval('42'); // 42
    echo intval('+42'); // 42
    echo intval('-42'); // -42
    echo intval(042); // 34
    echo intval('042'); // 42
    echo intval(1e10); // 10000000000
    echo intval('1e10'); // 10000000000
    echo intval(0x1A); // 26
    echo intval('0x1A'); // 0
    echo intval('0x1A', 0); // 26
    echo intval(42000000); // 42000000
    echo intval(420000000000000000000); // -4275113695319687168
    echo intval('420000000000000000000'); // 9223372036854775807
    echo intval(42, 8); // 42
    echo intval('42', 8); // 34
    echo intval(array()); // 0
    echo intval(array('foo', 'bar')); // 1
    echo intval(false); // 0
    echo intval(true); // 1
    ?>

    Notes

    Note:

    The base parameter has no effect unless the value parameter is a string.

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