#47169 [Bgs]: cast, gettype

ID: 47169 User updated by: lunter at interia dot pl Reported By: lunter at interia dot pl Status: Bogus Bug Type: Unicode Engine related Operating System: all PHP Version: 6CVS-2009-01-20 (snap) New Comment: This not a bug, this if feature request. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2009-01-20 15:04:36] felipe@php.net Thank you for taking the time to write to us, but this is not a bug. Please double-check the documentation available at http://www.php.net/manual/ and the instructions on how to report a bug at http://bugs.php.net/how-to-report.php ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2009-01-20 14:57:01] lunter at interia dot pl Description: ------------ total mishmash with casting and gettype Reproduce code: --------------- <? $v=(string)''; print('1. variable casted as string has type: '.gettype($v).'<br>'); $v=(unicode)''; print('2. variable casted as unicode has type: '.gettype($v).'<br>'); $v=(binary)''; print('3. variable casted as binary has type: '.gettype($v).'<br>'); ?> Expected result: ---------------- I suggest: 1. variable casted as string has type: string (OLD PHP 5 behaviour, in PHP 6 for binary operation) 2. variable casted as unicode has type: unicode Actual result: -------------- 1. variable casted as string has type: unicode 2. variable casted as unicode has type: unicode 3. variable casted as binary has type: string ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=47169&edit=1