(PHP 4 >= 4.3.3, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
snmp_set_valueretrieval — Specify the method how the SNMP values will be returned
$method): true
method
     | SNMP_VALUE_LIBRARY | The return values will be as returned by the Net-SNMP library. | 
| SNMP_VALUE_PLAIN | The return values will be the plain value without the SNMP type information. | 
| SNMP_VALUE_OBJECT | The return values will be objects with the properties valueandtype, where the latter
           is one of theSNMP_OCTET_STR,SNMP_COUNTERetc. constants. The
           wayvalueis returned is based on which one of constantsSNMP_VALUE_LIBRARY,SNMP_VALUE_PLAINis set. | 
   Always returns true.
  
| Version | Description | 
|---|---|
| 8.2.0 | The return type is truenow; previously, it was bool. | 
Example #1 Using snmp_set_valueretrieval()
<?php
 snmp_set_valueretrieval(SNMP_VALUE_LIBRARY);
 $ret = snmpget('localhost', 'public', 'IF-MIB::ifName.1');
 // $ret = "STRING: lo"
 snmp_set_valueretrieval(SNMP_VALUE_PLAIN);
 $ret = snmpget('localhost', 'public', 'IF-MIB::ifName.1');
 // $ret = "lo";
 snmp_set_valueretrieval(SNMP_VALUE_OBJECT);
 $ret = snmpget('localhost', 'public', 'IF-MIB::ifName.1');
 // stdClass Object
 // (
 //   [type] => 4        <-- SNMP_OCTET_STR, see constants
 //   [value] => lo
 // )
 snmp_set_valueretrieval(SNMP_VALUE_OBJECT | SNMP_VALUE_PLAIN);
 $ret = snmpget('localhost', 'public', 'IF-MIB::ifName.1');
 // stdClass Object
 // (
 //   [type] => 4        <-- SNMP_OCTET_STR, see constants
 //   [value] => lo
 // )
 snmp_set_valueretrieval(SNMP_VALUE_OBJECT | SNMP_VALUE_LIBRARY);
 $ret = snmpget('localhost', 'public', 'IF-MIB::ifName.1');
 // stdClass Object
 // (
 //   [type] => 4        <-- SNMP_OCTET_STR, see constants
 //   [value] => STRING: lo
 // )
?>