#26992 [Opn]: Problem with (float) typecasting

ID: 26992 User updated by: hkh at netnords dot dk Reported By: hkh at netnords dot dk Status: Open Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Operating System: linux PHP Version: 4.3.4 New Comment: I just took a look at http://dk2.php.net/manual/en/language.types.float.php#language.types.float.casting As far as I can see, commas are not a legal character in a float. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-01-21 09:23:26] hkh at netnords dot dk Description: ------------ When using (float)$dd for typecasting a string to a float, I get a wrong result back, because PHP convert . to , Later using the result outside PHP troubles begin. Thinks it happens because we have used setLocale('da_DK'), because we i Denmark use , instead of . Why just use . everytime, as in other programming-languages ? Reproduce code: --------------- print ((float)'1.5').'<br>'; // Result 1,5 print ((float)'1,5').'<br>'; // Result 1 - Fine with me Expected result: ---------------- 1.5 1 Actual result: -------------- 1,5 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=26992&edit=1