(PHP 5, PHP 7)
variant_cast — Convert a variant into a new variant object of another type
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.
variantThe variant.
type
type should be one of the
VT_XXX constants.
Returns a variant of given type.