# variant_cast

(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

variant_cast — Convert a variant into a new variant object of another type

### Descripción

variant_cast(variant `$variant`, int `$type`): variant

This function makes a copy of `variant` and then performs a variant cast operation to force the copy to have the type given by `type`.

This function wraps VariantChangeType() in the COM library; consult MSDN for more information.

### Parámetros

`variant`

  The variant.

`type`

  `type` should be one of the `VT_XXX` constants.

### Valores devueltos

Returns a variant of given `type`.

### Ver también

- variant_set_type() - Convert a variant into another type "in-place"