# floatval

(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)

floatval — Get float value of a variable

### Description

float floatval ( mixed `$var` )

Gets the float value of `var` .

### Parameters

`var`

  May be any scalar type. You cannot use floatval() on arrays or objects.

### Return Values

The float value of the given variable.

### Examples

Example#1 floatval() Example

`<?php
$var = '122.34343The';
$float_value_of_var = floatval($var);
echo $float_value_of_var; // 122.34343
?>`

### See Also

- intval()
- strval()
- settype()
- Type juggling