<?php
// int|string
42 --> 42 // exact type
"42" --> "42" // exact type
new ObjectWithToString --> "Result of __toString()"
// object never compatible with int, fall back to string
42.0 --> 42 // float compatible with int
42.1 --> 42 // float compatible with int
1e100 --> "1.0E+100" // float too large for int type, fall back to string
INF --> "INF" // float too large for int type, fall back to string
true --> 1 // bool compatible with int
[] --> TypeError // array not compatible with int or string
// int|float|bool
"45" --> 45 // int numeric string
"45.0" --> 45.0 // float numeric string
"45X" --> true // not numeric string, fall back to bool
"" --> false // not numeric string, fall back to bool
"X" --> true // not numeric string, fall back to bool
[] --> TypeError // array not compatible with int, float or bool
?>