On Thu, 20 Feb 2003, Derick Rethans wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Feb 2003, Philip Olson wrote:
>
> > > </methodsynopsis>
> > > <para>
> > > Returns &true; if the <parameter>var</parameter> parameter is
> > > - a <type>boolean</type>.
> > > + a <type>bool</type>.
> > > </para>
> > > <para>
> > > See also
> >
> > What's wrong with writing out boolean here? I'd prefer boolean
> > over bool here.
>
> bool is the name of the type used throughout the manual, in protos etc.
> And bool will make it link to the corresponding manual page.
It's written out (longhand) like "false is a boolean" throughout
the manual except all protos are bool. It sounds nicer so let's
fully write it out here, okay? ;) In the same light, 42 is an
integer (integer in text, int in protos).
Btw, <type>bool</type> wasn't creating a link but it does now.
So, both bool and boolean create a link to language.types.boolean.{ext}
Regards,
Philip
p.s. Out of boredom, here's a little test:
<?php
$i = array(42, '42', true, false);
foreach ($i as $k => $var) {
print "type: " . gettype($i[$k]) . " : value: : " . $var . "\n";
}
var_dump($i);
/* OUTPUT: 4.3.2-dev
philip@rock:/var/www$ php bool.php
type: integer : value: : 42
type: string : value: : 42
type: boolean : value: : 1
type: boolean : value: :
array(4) {
[0]=>
int(42)
[1]=>
string(2) "42"
[2]=>
bool(true)
[3]=>
bool(false)
}
*/
?>
Regards,
Philip
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