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@@ -144,7 +144,11 @@ echo $string + $string; // Also outputs 2 because the + operator converts the st
$string = 'one';
echo $string + $string; // Outputs 0 because the + operator cannot cast the string 'one' to a number
+```
+
+Type casting can be used to treat a variable as another type temporarily by using cast operators in parentheses.
+```php
$boolean = (boolean) $integer; // $boolean is true
$zero = 0;