(int) question

[condoug]

Hi all

quick question:-

What does prefixing a variable with (int) or (bool) actually achieve?

Example:

public function get_stuff($stuff_id) {
	$stuff_id = (int)$stuff_id;
}

What is the point of it?

Thanks
Doug

[Weedpacket]

What it says in The Manual: type casting.