floatval

(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)

floatval -- Get float value of a variable

Description

float floatval ( mixed var )

Gets the float value of var.

var: May be any scalar type. You cannot use floatval() on arrays or objects.

The float value of the given variable.

Example 1. floatval() Example

<?php
$var = '122.34343The';
$float_value_of_var = floatval($var);
echo $float_value_of_var; // 122.34343
?>