What's the statement or function to take input from user in php in any specific data type

Question

console input

Answer 1

There are type hints in php5+ where we can define a data type for function parameters.

Or you can use instaceof, is_numeric, is_array, etc

Answer 2

Taste can u please give a code to show it

Answer 3

Simply
function(boolean $b){
//error if the passed parameter is not boolean
}

And here, where you can see all the available type and how to use them
http://php.net/manual/en/functions.arguments.php#functions.arguments.type-declaration