Convert a variant into a new variant object of another type variant_and variant_cat COM Functions PHP Manual variant_cast (PHP 5)variant_cast — Convert a variant into a new variant object of another type Description variant variant_cast ( variant $variant , int $type ) 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 variant The variant. type type should be one of the VT_XXX constants. Return Values Returns a VT_DATE variant. See Also variant_set_type() variant_and variant_cat COM Functions PHP Manual