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# doubleval

doubleval -- Get double value of a variable.

## Description

`double doubleval`(mixed var);

Returns the double (floating point) value of `var`.

`var` may be any scalar type. You cannot use doubleval() on arrays or objects.

      1
      2 $var = '122.34343The';
      3 $double_value_of_var = doubleval($var);
      4 print $double_value_of_var; // prints 122.34343
      5

See also intval(), strval(), settype() and Type juggling.

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