(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
strval — Get string value of a variable
Get the string value of a variable. See the documentation on string for more information on converting to string.
This function performs no formatting on the returned value. If you are looking for a way to format a numeric value as a string, please see sprintf() or number_format().
varThe variable that is being converted to a string.
       var may be any scalar type or an object that
       implements the __toString()
       method. You cannot use strval() on arrays or on
       objects that do not implement the
       __toString() method.
      
   The string value of var.
  
Example #1 strval() example using PHP 5's magic __toString() method.
<?php
class StrValTest
{
    public function __toString()
    {
        return __CLASS__;
    }
}
// Prints 'StrValTest'
echo strval(new StrValTest);
?>