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Rule ``short_scalar_cast``
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Cast ``(boolean)`` and ``(integer)`` should be written as ``(bool)`` and
``(int)``, ``(double)`` and ``(real)`` as ``(float)``, ``(binary)`` as
``(string)``.

Examples
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Example #1
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.. code-block:: diff

   --- Original
   +++ New
   @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
    <?php
   -$a = (boolean) $b;
   -$a = (integer) $b;
   -$a = (double) $b;
   -$a = (real) $b;
   +$a = (bool) $b;
   +$a = (int) $b;
   +$a = (float) $b;
   +$a = (float) $b;

   -$a = (binary) $b;
   +$a = (string) $b;

Example #2
~~~~~~~~~~

.. code-block:: diff

   --- Original
   +++ New
   @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
    <?php
   -$a = (boolean) $b;
   -$a = (integer) $b;
   -$a = (double) $b;
   +$a = (bool) $b;
   +$a = (int) $b;
   +$a = (float) $b;

   -$a = (binary) $b;
   +$a = (string) $b;

Rule sets
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The rule is part of the following rule sets:

@PHP74Migration
  Using the `@PHP74Migration <./../../ruleSets/PHP74Migration.rst>`_ rule set will enable the ``short_scalar_cast`` rule.

@PhpCsFixer
  Using the `@PhpCsFixer <./../../ruleSets/PhpCsFixer.rst>`_ rule set will enable the ``short_scalar_cast`` rule.

@Symfony
  Using the `@Symfony <./../../ruleSets/Symfony.rst>`_ rule set will enable the ``short_scalar_cast`` rule.
