note 130527 added to function.settype

From: Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2025 09:24:56 +0000
Subject: note 130527 added to function.settype
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the usefulness of this function is to use it in combination with gettype (for dynamic typecasting from external sources) <?php $target_type = gettype($this->$var_name); settype($var_val, $target_type);// force the expected type $this->$var_name = $var_val; ?> ---- Server IP: 45.112.84.4 Probable Submitter: 80.90.5.137 (proxied: 194.153.204.210) ---- Manual Page -- https://php.net/manual/en/function.settype.php Edit -- https://main.php.net/note/edit/130527 Del: integrated -- https://main.php.net/note/delete/130527/integrated Del: useless -- https://main.php.net/note/delete/130527/useless Del: bad code -- https://main.php.net/note/delete/130527/bad+code Del: spam -- https://main.php.net/note/delete/130527/spam Del: non-english -- https://main.php.net/note/delete/130527/non-english Del: in docs -- https://main.php.net/note/delete/130527/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://main.php.net/note/delete/130527 Reject -- https://main.php.net/note/reject/130527 Search -- https://main.php.net/manage/user-notes.php

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