Re: [Discussion][RFC Idea] Cast Variables by Reference
| From: | Joseph Leedy | Date: | Mon, 07 Jul 2025 18:00:32 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: [Discussion][RFC Idea] Cast Variables by Reference | ||
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On Mon, Jul 7, 2025, at 11:54, Claude Pache wrote:
> Hi,
>
> There is already a built-in function for that very purpose, namely
>
settype(), see:
>
> https://www.php.net/settype
>
>
> —Claude
Thanks, Claude. Over twenty years of PHP development and I didn't know that function exists (or
I forgot about it). TIL! Still, this function seems clunkier than a straight cast would be.