Bug #18535: int to string comparison problem

From: marcin.smieszek@pointblue.com.pl Operating system: linux PHP version: 4.2.1 PHP Bug Type: *General Issues Bug description: int to string comparison problem any variable, set, but set to 0 (but not "0") compared with any string always returns true. try ------- if (0=="sth) {echo "problem";} ------- or sth like this: ------- $a=array("blahblah","1",1,"0",0); foreach ($a as $value) { if ($value == "aaaa") { echo "<b>true</b><br>"; } else { echo "false<br>"; } } ------ -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=18535&edit=1 -- Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=18535&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=18535&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=18535&r=needtrace Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=18535&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=18535&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=18535&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=18535&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=18535&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=18535&r=globals