Hi Matt,
I think this might be the answer to your problem. It basically checks if
the string is an integer. I generally love the PHP automatic type
conversion, but sometimes it can trick ya :)
if (intval($val) == $val){
// integer stuff
} else {
// string stuff
}
Adam
is it possible to have PHP covert numbers that are stored as text
strings
back into values it can calculate with?
Mathew:
You can use PHP to convert these - dependant upon the way you store them
in your DB.
Foe example I sometimes need to store different types of data in the
same field (I
) then display the result, otherwise, just display the
text.
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From: Russ [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
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To: Matthew Nock; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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is it possible to have PHP covert
on it
(such as a calculation) then display the result, otherwise, just display
the
text.
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is it possible to have PHP
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Matthew:
um how about using the is_int() function to decide if the value from
your DB is a number or not?
http://www.php.net/manual
