Bug #69572 [Opn->Nab]: Comparing hex numeric strings checks for type

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=69572&edit=1 ID: 69572 Updated by: nikic@php.net Reported by: bruno at skvorc dot me Summary: Comparing hex numeric strings checks for type -Status: Open +Status: Not a bug Type: Bug Package: Unknown/Other Function Operating System: Linux PHP Version: master-Git-2015-05-05 (Git) Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: This is an intentional change, see https://wiki.php.net/rfc/remove_hex_support_in_numeric_strings. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2015-05-05 10:17:24] bruno at skvorc dot me Description: ------------ When comparing strings of hexadecimal numbers, the latest PHP 7 seems to be checking for type. It does not do this for non-hex. Test script: --------------- http://3v4l.org/jjEJf Expected result: ---------------- I expect results to be consistent with latest stable PHP and HHVM, i.e. all outputs in the above URL to be true. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=69572&edit=1