Cast Precedence

<?php

$c = 100;

echo (int) $c * 0.12345;

?>

Casting has a higher precedence than multiplication (and addition). Here, the cast on the float happens first, which leads to 0. This 0 is later multiplied by 100, and that still gives 0.

If $c was the first operand, it would be cast first to integer, with no impact, and then multiplied: that leads to a float value, even with the cast.

See Also

• Operator Precedence

• Reverse illustration [Try me]

PHP Features

• cast

• precedence

Last updated: 14 July 2026