PHP | doubleval() Function

The doubleval() is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to get a float value of a variable. This function is an alias of floatval(). Syntax:

doubleval ( $variable_name )

Parameters: This function accepts one parameter $variable_name as shown in above syntax. It is a mandatory parameter. This parameter specifies the name of variable that is to be converted. This parameter can be of mixed type example integer, string, etc. Return Value: It returns float value of given variable. Below programs illustrate the use of doubleval() function in PHP: Program 1: php

<?php

// PHP program to illustrate 
// doubleval() function
$var = '41.68127E3';
$double_value = doubleval($var);
echo $double_value;
?>

Program 2: php

<?php

// PHP program to illustrate 
// doubleval() function
$var = '47.129mln';
$double_value = doubleval($var);
echo $double_value;
?>

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