#33279 [Opn->Bgs]: array_count_values casts number-like strings to ints

ID: 33279 Updated by: tony2001@php.net Reported By: graced at monroe dot wednet dot edu -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Bug Type: Arrays related Operating System: Linux 2.4.21/RHAS 3 PHP Version: 5.0.4 New Comment: Please do not submit the same bug more than once. An existing bug report already describes this very problem. Even if you feel that your issue is somewhat different, the resolution is likely to be the same. Thank you for your interest in PHP. Please *always* try latest snapshot before reporting a bug. See bug #30833. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-06-08 21:23:33] graced at monroe dot wednet dot edu For what it's worth, *this* works: var_dump(array("012345" => 'yay')); array(1) { ["012345"]=> string(3) "yay" } so it looks like it's an issue with array_count_values() itself and not something at a deeper level. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-06-08 19:35:24] graced at monroe dot wednet dot edu Description: ------------ See: bug #28435 array_count_values() problem http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.types.array.php array_count_values() casts numeric strings (i.e. "72") to integers (72). This is correct (although annoying) behavior as described at http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.types.array.php, except for one catch. The documentation states (emphasis mine) "If a key is the standard representation of an integer, it will be interpreted as such (i.e. "8" will be interpreted as 8, ***while "08" will be interpreted as "08"***). However, array_count_values() will strip the leading zeroes and turn those strings into integers, which causes errors in code later on when (string) 8 is compared against (string) "08" and the comparison fails. Reproduce code: --------------- <?php var_dump(array_count_values(array("012345"))); Expected result: ---------------- array(1) { ["012345"]=> int(1) } Actual result: -------------- array(1) { [12345]=> int(1) } ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=33279&edit=1