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 ?>
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