boolval()
boolval() — Get the boolean value of a variable.
Built-in function of PHP 8.5. The manual lists it as available in PHP 5 >= 5.5.0, PHP 7, PHP 8. This page is the reference card: signature, parameters and return value, plus the changelog and the example the manual provides.
Signature
boolval(mixed $value): bool
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | What it takes |
|---|---|---|
| $value | mixed | The scalar value being converted to a bool. |
Return value
The bool value of value.
Example
A runnable snippet:
echo '0: '.(boolval(0) ? 'true' : 'false')."\n"; echo '42: '.(boolval(42) ? 'true' : 'false')."\n"; echo '0.0: '.(boolval(0.0) ? 'true' : 'false')."\n"; echo '4.2: '.(boolval(4.2) ? 'true' : 'false')."\n"; echo '"": '.(boolval("") ? 'true' : 'false')."\n"; echo '"string": '.(boolval("string") ? 'true' : 'false')."\n"; echo '"0": '.(boolval("0") ? 'true' : 'false')."\n"; echo '"1": '.(boolval("1") ? 'true' : 'false')."\n"; echo '[1, 2]: '.(boolval([1, 2]) ? 'true' : 'false')."\n"; echo '[]: '.(boolval([]) ? 'true' : 'false')."\n"; echo 'stdClass: '.(boolval(new stdClass) ? 'true' : 'false')."\n";
Output:
0: false 42: true 0.0: false 4.2: true "": false "string": true "0": false "1": true [1, 2]: true []: false stdClass: true
See also
floatval(), intval(), strval(), settype(), is_bool()
All PHP 8.5 built-in functions
Reference card built from the PHP manual page boolval() (PHP documentation, CC BY 3.0). The page is generated from the manual, so the wording of the parameter and return value text follows php.net.