.. _non-canonical-cast:

Non-canonical Cast
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		Non-canonical Cast: Non canonical cast operators ``(integer)``, ``(binary)``, ``(double)``, ``(boolean)`` are deprecated, since PHP 8.
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Non canonical cast operators ``(integer)``, ``(binary)``, ``(double)``, ``(boolean)`` are deprecated, since PHP 8.5.

PHP code
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.. code-block:: php

   <?php
   
   print (integer) 2;
   print (double) 2;
   print (boolean) 2;
   print (binary) 2;
   
   ?>

Before
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.. code-block:: output

   2212

After
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.. code-block:: output

   PHP Deprecated:  Non-canonical cast (integer) is deprecated, use the (int) cast instead
   
   Deprecated: Non-canonical cast (integer) is deprecated, use the (int) cast instead
   PHP Deprecated:  Non-canonical cast (double) is deprecated, use the (float) cast instead
   
   Deprecated: Non-canonical cast (double) is deprecated, use the (float) cast instead
   PHP Deprecated:  Non-canonical cast (boolean) is deprecated, use the (bool) cast instead
   
   Deprecated: Non-canonical cast (boolean) is deprecated, use the (bool) cast instead
   PHP Deprecated:  Non-canonical cast (binary) is deprecated, use the (string) cast instead
   
   Deprecated: Non-canonical cast (binary) is deprecated, use the (string) cast instead
   2212


PHP version change
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This behavior changed in 8.5


Error Messages
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  + `Non-canonical cast (binary) is deprecated, use the (string) cast instead <https://php-errors.readthedocs.io/en/latest/messages/non-canonical-cast-%28binary%29-is-deprecated%2C-use-the-%28string%29-cast-instead.html>`_
  + `Non-canonical cast (binary) is deprecated, use the (bool) cast instead <https://php-errors.readthedocs.io/en/latest/messages/non-canonical-cast-%28boolean%29-is-deprecated%2C-use-the-%28bool%29-cast-instead.html>`_
  + `Non-canonical cast (double) is deprecated, use the (float) cast instead <https://php-errors.readthedocs.io/en/latest/messages/non-canonical-cast-%28double%29-is-deprecated%2C-use-the-%28float%29-cast-instead.html>`_
  + `Non-canonical cast (integer) is deprecated, use the (int) cast instead <https://php-errors.readthedocs.io/en/latest/messages/non-canonical-cast-%28integer%29-is-deprecated%2C-use-the-%28int%29-cast-instead.html>`_