$a === $b TRUE if $a is equal to $b, and they are of the same type. (PHP 4 only)
> -----Original Message----- > From: David Freeman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 7:39 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [PHP] if (a == b) ... > > > > > I have a conditional: > > if (a == b) > > > > a is the number 0, but b is a string "Friday August 22". > > > > The condition is evaluating as true, which is not what I want. > > What am I misunderstanding? > > You're comparing a string to a number perhaps? > > I tried this: > > -----8<----- > $a = 0; > $b = "Friday August 22"; > > if ($a == $b) > { > echo "match"; > } else { > echo "no match"; > } > -----8<----- > > and resulted in 'match', then I tried this: > > -----8<----- > $a = "0"; > $b = "Friday August 22"; > > if ($a == $b) > { > echo "match"; > } else { > echo "no match"; > } > -----8<----- > > and resulted in 'no match'. > > It's worth remembering that the number 0 has somewhat special meaning in > php as a true/false indication. > > CYA, Dave > > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
