PHP-CS-Fixer/doc/rules/cast_notation/short_scalar_cast.rst

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Rule ``short_scalar_cast``
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Cast ``(boolean)`` and ``(integer)`` should be written as ``(bool)`` and
``(int)``, ``(double)`` and ``(real)`` as ``(float)``, ``(binary)`` as
``(string)``.

Examples
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Example #1
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.. code-block:: diff

   --- Original
   +++ New
    <?php
   -$a = (boolean) $b;
   -$a = (integer) $b;
   -$a = (double) $b;
   +$a = (bool) $b;
   +$a = (int) $b;
   +$a = (float) $b;

   -$a = (binary) $b;
   +$a = (string) $b;

Rule sets
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The rule is part of the following rule sets:

- `@PER <./../../ruleSets/PER.rst>`_
- `@PER-CS <./../../ruleSets/PER-CS.rst>`_
- `@PER-CS1.0 <./../../ruleSets/PER-CS1.0.rst>`_
- `@PER-CS2.0 <./../../ruleSets/PER-CS2.0.rst>`_
- `@PHP74Migration <./../../ruleSets/PHP74Migration.rst>`_
- `@PHP80Migration <./../../ruleSets/PHP80Migration.rst>`_
- `@PHP81Migration <./../../ruleSets/PHP81Migration.rst>`_
- `@PHP82Migration <./../../ruleSets/PHP82Migration.rst>`_
- `@PHP83Migration <./../../ruleSets/PHP83Migration.rst>`_
- `@PHP84Migration <./../../ruleSets/PHP84Migration.rst>`_
- `@PSR12 <./../../ruleSets/PSR12.rst>`_
- `@PhpCsFixer <./../../ruleSets/PhpCsFixer.rst>`_
- `@Symfony <./../../ruleSets/Symfony.rst>`_

References
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- Fixer class: `PhpCsFixer\\Fixer\\CastNotation\\ShortScalarCastFixer <./../../../src/Fixer/CastNotation/ShortScalarCastFixer.php>`_
- Test class: `PhpCsFixer\\Tests\\Fixer\\CastNotation\\ShortScalarCastFixerTest <./../../../tests/Fixer/CastNotation/ShortScalarCastFixerTest.php>`_

The test class defines officially supported behaviour. Each test case is a part of our backward compatibility promise.