[SOLVED] Numeric data types: gettype()

[Mr_J]

Still learning...

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<?php

$number = "6";

$number++;

echo "$number has type " . gettype($number);

?>

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result:

7 has type integer

WHAT MUST THE gettype($number) SHOW OR DO?

[JonnoTheDev]

gettype() returns the type of the variable as a string