What's new in PHP 8.1

Integer Compatible Floats

• It is a number (---NaN--- or ---INF---)

• It is in range of a PHP integer:

• Has no fractional part (42---.76---)

In PHP 8.1:

<?php
function doTheNumber(int $number)
{
    var_dump( $number );
}

doTheNumber( 42.76 );


Deprecated: Implicit conversion from non-compatible float-string "42.76" to int
int(42)