How can I convert string to boolean
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$string = 'false';
$test_mode_mail = settype($string, 'boolean');
var_dump($test_mode_mail);
if($test_mode_mail) echo 'test mode is on.';
it returns,
boolean true
but it should be boolean false
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This method was posted by @lauthiamkok in the comments. I'm posting it here as an answer to call more attention to it.
Depending on your needs, you should consider using filter_var()
with the FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN
flag.
filter_var( true, FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN); // true
filter_var( 'true', FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN); // true
filter_var( 1, FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN); // true
filter_var( '1', FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN); // true
filter_var( 'on', FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN); // true
filter_var( 'yes', FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN); // true
filter_var( false, FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN); // false
filter_var( 'false', FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN); // false
filter_var( 0, FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN); // false
filter_var( '0', FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN); // false
filter_var( 'off', FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN); // false
filter_var( 'no', FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN); // false
filter_var('asdfasdf', FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN); // false
filter_var( '', FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN); // false
filter_var( null, FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN); // false