How to print boolean as string in php?

Question

I have a boolean in php. When I do something like :

  sprintf('isTrue=%s', isTrue)
    Here isTrue is boolean

I get something like isTrue=1 or isTrue=. Is there simple way to get isTrue=True or isTrue=False

`(string)true` resolves to `1` in PHP. Why not just `echo 'isTrue=' . ($isTrue ? true : false)`? — ceejayoz, Jul 14 '17 at 15:48
I actually prefer `var_export` for this: `sprintf('isTrue=%s', var_export(isTrue, true))` — Peter Featherstone, Jul 14 '17 at 15:51

score 5 · Answer 1 · edited Jul 14 '17 at 15:48

5

sprintf('isTrue=%s', isTrue ? "True" : "False");

edited Jul 14 '17 at 15:48

answered Jul 14 '17 at 15:48

Ethan

I was looking for Something like this :D Thanks alot! – danish sodhi Jul 14 '17 at 15:49

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 14 '17 at 15:47

1

You could use a little utility function like this perhaps

function _bool($b){
    return $b ? 'True' : 'False';
}

echo _bool( $var );

answered Jul 14 '17 at 15:47

3

Why are you re-inventing a stripped-down version of `var_export`? – Niet the Dark Absol Jul 14 '17 at 15:47
I'm not 100% sure tbh – Professor Abronsius Jul 14 '17 at 15:48

Blasanka · Answer 3 · 2017-07-14T15:54:05.037

1

echo $isTrue ? 'true' : 'false';

If it isTrue is a function that return bool value:

echo isTrue() ? 'true' : 'false';

To get with data type:

$isTrue = false;
var_dump($isTrue);

edited Jul 14 '17 at 15:54

answered Jul 14 '17 at 15:48

Blasanka

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