ParagonIE_Sodium_Core_Util::declareScalarType

    public static function declareScalarType(&$mixedVar = null, $type = 'void', $argumentIndex = 0)
    {
        if (func_num_args() === 0) {
            /* Tautology, by default */
            return;
        }
        if (func_num_args() === 1) {
            throw new TypeError('Declared void, but passed a variable');
        }
        $realType = strtolower(gettype($mixedVar));
        $type = strtolower($type);
        switch ($type) {
            case 'null':
                if ($mixedVar !== null) {
                    throw new TypeError('Argument ' . $argumentIndex . ' must be null, ' . $realType . ' given.');
                }
                break;
            case 'integer':
            case 'int':
                $allow = array('int', 'integer');
                if (!in_array($type, $allow)) {
                    throw new TypeError('Argument ' . $argumentIndex . ' must be an integer, ' . $realType . ' given.');
                }
                $mixedVar = (int) $mixedVar;
                break;
            case 'boolean':
            case 'bool':
                $allow = array('bool', 'boolean');
                if (!in_array($type, $allow)) {
                    throw new TypeError('Argument ' . $argumentIndex . ' must be a boolean, ' . $realType . ' given.');
                }
                $mixedVar = (bool) $mixedVar;
                break;
            case 'string':
                if (!is_string($mixedVar)) {
                    throw new TypeError('Argument ' . $argumentIndex . ' must be a string, ' . $realType . ' given.');
                }
                $mixedVar = (string) $mixedVar;
                break;
            case 'decimal':
            case 'double':
            case 'float':
                $allow = array('decimal', 'double', 'float');
                if (!in_array($type, $allow)) {
                    throw new TypeError('Argument ' . $argumentIndex . ' must be a float, ' . $realType . ' given.');
                }
                $mixedVar = (float) $mixedVar;
                break;
            case 'object':
                if (!is_object($mixedVar)) {
                    throw new TypeError('Argument ' . $argumentIndex . ' must be an object, ' . $realType . ' given.');
                }
                break;
            case 'array':
                if (!is_array($mixedVar)) {
                    if (is_object($mixedVar)) {
                        if ($mixedVar instanceof ArrayAccess) {
                            return;
                        }
                    }
                    throw new TypeError('Argument ' . $argumentIndex . ' must be an array, ' . $realType . ' given.');
                }
                break;
            default:
                throw new SodiumException('Unknown type (' . $realType .') does not match expect type (' . $type . ')');
        }
    }