#42426 [Bgs]: ctype_alnum fails on integers

ID: 42426 Updated by: pajoye@php.net Reported By: phpbugs dot 20 dot zsh at spamgourmet dot com Status: Bogus Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Operating System: Irrelevant PHP Version: 5.2.3 New Comment: "So why shouldn't ctype_alnum just accept all scalar values as strings?" As it is a validation function, it has to be strict. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2007-08-28 09:55:11] phpbugs dot 20 dot zsh at spamgourmet dot com I don't see the problem! PHP is a weak-typed language... what about sleep() for instance? void sleep ( _int_ $seconds ) <?php sleep('5'); ?> So why shouldn't ctype_alnum just accept all scalar values as strings? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2007-08-27 10:13:02] pajoye@php.net ctype_alnum ( string $text ) it takes a string not integer. Please see the manual for further support questions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2007-08-27 08:57:41] phpbugs dot 20 dot zsh at spamgourmet dot com That's expected behavior? Reclassified... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2007-08-25 18:22:02] bjori@php.net Sorry, but your problem does not imply a bug in PHP itself. For a list of more appropriate places to ask for help using PHP, please visit http://www.php.net/support.php as this bug system is not the appropriate forum for asking support questions. Due to the volume of reports we can not explain in detail here why your report is not a bug. The support channels will be able to provide an explanation for you. Thank you for your interest in PHP. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2007-08-25 16:55:42] phpbugs dot 20 dot zsh at spamgourmet dot com Oops, the reproduce code should be: <?php $var = 42; var_dump(ctype_alnum($var), ctype_alnum("$var")); ?> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The remainder of the comments for this report are too long. To view the rest of the comments, please view the bug report online at http://bugs.php.net/42426 -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=42426&edit=1