How to Convert an Integer Into a String in PHP

1. Use Inline Variable Parsing to Convert an Integer to a String in PHP
2. Use strval() Function to Convert an Integer to a String in PHP
3. Use Explicit Casting to Convert an Integer to a String in PHP
4. Use String Concatenation to Implicitly Convert an Integer to a String in PHP

In this article, we will introduce methods to convert an integer to a string.

• Using inline variable parsing
• Using strval() function
• By explicit type casting
• Using PHP string concatenation

Use Inline Variable Parsing to Convert an Integer to a String in PHP

When an integer is used inside a string to display the string, it is already converted to a string before display.

$integer = 5;
echo "The string is $integer";

The variable $integer is used in a string to display its value. It is converted to the string first.

<?php  
$variable = 10;
echo "The variable is converted to a string and its value is $variable.";  
?>

The output is a string that shows the integer value converted to the string.

Output:

The variable is converted to a string and its value is 10.

Use strval() Function to Convert an Integer to a String in PHP

The function strval() is a built-in function in PHP to convert any type of variable to a string. The variable is passed as a parameter.

strval($variableName);

The $variableName variable shows the value that we want to convert to a string. After executing it, it returns the variable as a string.

<?php  
$variable = 10;
$string1 = strval($variable);
echo "The variable is converted to a string and its value is $string1.";  
?>

Output:

The variable is converted to a string and its value is 10.

Use Explicit Casting to Convert an Integer to a String in PHP

In explicit casting, we convert a variable on a particular data type to another data type manually. We will use explicit casting to convert an integer to a string.

$string = (string)$intVariable 

The variable string will contain the casted value of $intVariable.

<?php  
$variable = 10;
$string1 = (string)$variable;
echo "The variable is converted to a string and its value is $string1.";  
?>

This is a useful way of converting an integer to a string in PHP. In the first method, implicit casting has been implemented.

Output:

The variable is converted to a string and its value is 10.

Use String Concatenation to Implicitly Convert an Integer to a String in PHP

To join two strings together, we used string concatenation. We can also use string concatenation to convert an integer to a string.

"First string".$variablename."Second string"

The string concatenation will result in a string that contains the integer being converted to the string.

<?php  
$variable = 10;
$string1 = "The variable is converted to a string and its value is ".$variable.".";
echo "$string1";  
?>

We have stored the result of string concatenation in a new string variable and then displayed it.

Output:

The variable is converted to a string and its value is 10.

If you only need to convert the integer to string, then you simply put empty string "" before or after the integer.

<?php  
$variable = 10;
$string1 = "".$variable;
echo "$string1";  

$string1 = $variable."";
echo "$string1";  

?>