From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Operating system: PHP version: 4.2.3 PHP Bug Type: Documentation problem Bug description: 'foo'==0 cast on comparison
yesterday i submitted an 'foo'==0 bug (id=20708) in the Scripting Engine problem Category, well i understand that was stupid and my bug went bogus just as ahundret other submitted 'foo'==0 bugs i later found in the database. but i think it is an issue. the manual states: Example: $a == $b Name: Equal Result: TRUE if $a is equal to $b this is not specific enough for a language where 'foo'==0 evaluates TRUE. when i write 'foo'==0 i do *not* want to know if they are same type i want to know one of those: 'foo'==(string)0 *or* (int)'foo'==0 obviously, only one of those can happen. if you want the other thing to happen, you must cast explicitly. the manual doesn't state which one happens implicitly. automatic type casting is great for coding, but one can't just let it happen, one must know exactly what it does. i hope you understand that a nonempty string to be the same as a zero integer messes with the brain of any php newbie used to fixed type languages if you don't explain to him why. the manual shouldn´t just state that 'foo' equals to 0, because for this to happen php seems to use a cast precedence for comparison operations - whatever it is, the manual should explain it. PS: if you bogus me again i wont insist. -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=20726&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=20726&r=trysnapshot Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=20726&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=20726&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=20726&r=needtrace Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=20726&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=20726&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=20726&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=20726&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=20726&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=20726&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=20726&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=20726&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=20726&r=isapi -- PHP Documentation Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
