Is there an equivalent to Java cast to byte in PHP?

[Andy-H]

Just wondering if anyone knew of one? I have been looking for ages but can't find what I need.

 

 

In java:

 

 

public class Test {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        System.out.println((byte)0xff);
    }
}

Outputs:

-1

 

 

I've tried things like

<?php
$var = pack('H', 0xff);
echo $var;
?>

But that doesn't output anything

[Adam]

There is no byte data type in PHP, you just need to use string:

 

echo (string) 0xff;