php man page for variant_cast

VARIANT_CAST(3) 							 1							   VARIANT_CAST(3)

variant_cast - Convert a variant into a new variant object of another type

SYNOPSIS
       variant variant_cast (variant  $variant, int  $type)

DESCRIPTION
	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.

PARAMETERS
	      o $variant
		- The variant.

	      o $type
		-$type should be one of the VT_XXX constants.

RETURN VALUES
	Returns a VT_DATE variant.

SEE ALSO
       variant_set_type(3).

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