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The intval() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which returns the integer value of a variable. Syntax:
int intval ( $var, $base )
Parameters: This function accepts two parameters out of which one is mandatory while the other one is optional. Parameters are described below:
  • $var: It is a mandatory parameter serves as the variable which needs to be converted to its integer value.
  • $base: It ia a optional parameter specifies the base for conversion of $var to its corresponding integer. If $base is not specified.
    • If $var contains 0x (or 0X) as prefix, the base is taken as 16.
    • If $var starts with 0, the base is taken as 8
    • Otherwise, the base is taken as 10.
Return Value: It returns the corresponding integer value of $var. Examples:
Input : $var = '120', $base = 8
Output : 80

Input : $var = 0x34
Output : 52

Input : $var = 034
Output : 28
Below programs illustrate the use of intval() function in PHP: Program 1: php
<?php
$var = '7.423';
$int_value = intval($var);
echo $int_value;
?>
Output:
7
Program 2: php
<?php
$var = 0x423;
$int_value = intval($var);
echo $int_value;
?>
Output:
1059
Program 3: php
<?php
$var = "64";
echo intval($var)."\n".intval($var, 8);

?>
Output:
64
52
Reference: http://php.net/manual/en/function.intval.php

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