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    variant_cast

    (PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

    variant_cast — Convert a variant into a new variant object of another type

    Description

    variant_cast(variant $variant, int $type): variant

    This function makes a copy of variant and then performs a variant cast operation to force the copy to have the type given by type.

    This function wraps VariantChangeType() in the COM library; consult MSDN for more information.

    Parameters

    variant

    The variant.

    type

    type should be one of the VT_* constants.

    Return Values

    Returns a variant of given type.

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