Change number_format datatype - phpexcel

How do I convert to double the returned value of the php function, number_format();
Here's my code:
$objPHPExcel->getActiveSheet()->setCellValue($colmun_alpha[$col_count+1].$row,number_format($items[0][1],2));
I need number_format($items[0][1],2) for the purpose of displaying it nicely in Excel. But
I the sum function of excel doesn't work because $items[0][1] is formatted to string.
I need somehow to format it just like the number_format do but with a datatype of double / float.
Thanks for your help.

$items[0][1] = 12345.678;
$objPHPExcel->getActiveSheet()
->setCellValue($colmun_alpha[$col_count+1].$row, $items[0][1]);
$objPHPExcel->getActiveSheet()
->getStyle($colmun_alpha[$col_count+1].$row)
->getNumberFormat()
->setFormatCode('#,##0.00');

you can use typecasting to ensure that the variable has a float type.
number_format( (float) $items[0][1],2)
if this doesnt work then maybe something else is not working properly in your code

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The code that you show does not result in the error that you are reporting.
I'm guessing that you have a DISPLAY statement somewhere in your real code.
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The assignment works fine, however the display not.
So ...
DISPLAY tt_data.DateTime.
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