#32943 [NEW]: is_numerical validates "3e0"

From: pmorgan at ukds dot net Operating system: Linux PHP version: 4.3.10 PHP Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem Bug description: is_numerical validates "3e0" Description: ------------ With some server side validation I inadvertenly entered "3e0" into the textbox, it validated to my suprise. Would have expected this to throw a false Reproduce code: --------------- echo is_numeric('3e00')? 'true': 'false'; Expected result: ---------------- false; In fact anything without 0-9 and a . I would expect a false ! -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=32943&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (php4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32943&r=trysnapshot4 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32943&r=trysnapshot50 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.1): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32943&r=trysnapshot51 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32943&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32943&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32943&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32943&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32943&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32943&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32943&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32943&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32943&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32943&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32943&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32943&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32943&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32943&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32943&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32943&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32943&r=mysqlcfg