#25533 [Bgs->Opn]: or with strings is wrong

ID: 25533 User updated by: spagmoid at yahoo dot com Reported By: spagmoid at yahoo dot com -Status: Bogus +Status: Open Bug Type: Strings related Operating System: WinXP PHP Version: 4.3.3 New Comment: If I leave the status as it is, noone will read it again. I'm doing an article comparing idiosyncrasies of PHP vs ASP. Can I get a statement from the PHP community along the lines of: "It is the opinion of the PHP Community that ideally, bitwise AND should work on strings, and bitwise OR should not. While this may appear tremendously stupid, it is actually quite logical and intelligent." Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-09-16 11:45:54] wez@php.net We won't be changing this, because we don't see a need for performing bitwise logical operations on strings. If you feel so strongly about it, you are welcome to submit a patch to the developer list and see if enough people think it's worthwhile including in PHP. Please keep the status of this report as it is. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-09-16 11:25:19] spagmoid at yahoo dot com Then why can you add strings with +? Why can you logically AND strings with &? Why can you multiply strings with *? Does consistency matter in the slightest to you people? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-09-16 11:19:48] wez@php.net You can't logically OR strings. Now, forget about it ;) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-09-15 23:15:50] spagmoid at yahoo dot com if $A+$B works, then $A|$B should work as well. '|' is not '.' ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-09-15 22:55:58] iliaa@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. Thank you for your interest in PHP. echo (int)$A|(int)$B; ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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/25533 -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=25533&edit=1