Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=54547&edit=1
ID: 54547
Comment by: jabakobob at gmail dot com
Reported by: peter dot ritt at gmx dot net
Summary: wrong equality of string numbers
Status: Verified
Type: Bug
Package: Unknown/Other Function
Operating System: linux
PHP Version: 5.3.6
Assigned To: dmitry
Block user comment: N
Private report: N
New Comment:
The conversion to a number is necessary because programmers don't differentiate
between strings and numbers in PHP. Consider the following code:
if ($_GET["a"] == $_GET["b"]) echo "a is same as b!";
The result will be the same if the query string is ?a=1&b=1 or ?a=1&b=1.0 or ?
a=01&b=1 because PHP is loosely typed.
Internally $_GET["a"] and $_GET["b"] are both strings, but we can't do a
string
comparison. If you want a string comparison, use strcmp.
Previous Comments:
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[2012-04-12 13:31:42] Jeff at bobmail dot info
I'm confused as to why there is even a conversation around "should we fix this".
The data objects are strings. Sure, PHP is "loosely typed" but shouldn't it do the
comparison you tell it to do first before attempting anything else?
I agree with the previous suggestion: make it a real string comparison and drop the type casting.
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[2012-04-12 06:39:31] pajoye@php.net
@a at hotmail dot com
This is not a support channel, if you need further support for the base ideas
about the loosely type nature of PHP, please ask them on one the numerous
channels.
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[2012-04-12 06:39:30] pajoye@php.net
@a at hotmail dot com
This is not a support channel, if you need further support for the base ideas
about the loosely type nature of PHP, please ask them on one the numerous
channels.
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[2012-04-12 06:39:30] pajoye@php.net
@a at hotmail dot com
This is not a support channel, if you need further support for the base ideas
about the loosely type nature of PHP, please ask them on one the numerous
channels.
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[2012-04-12 05:42:53] a at hotmail dot com
@pajoye@php.net
How about *you* staying polite with your users by actually fixing your bugs? Can you imagine how
much time is wasted worldwide as a consequence of your shortsighted "design" decisions?
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