Bug #17374 Updated: pow fails if either parameter is a string

ID: 17374 Updated by: edink@php.net Reported By: framling@aros.net -Status: Open +Status: Closed Bug Type: *Math Functions Operating System: Linux PHP Version: 4.2.1 New Comment: This bug has been fixed in CVS. You can grab a snapshot of the CVS version at http://snaps.php.net/. In case this was a documentation problem, the fix will show up soon at http://www.php.net/manual/. In case this was a PHP.net website problem, the change will show up on the PHP.net site and on the mirror sites. Thank you for the report, and for helping us make PHP better. This fix will be included in the next release of PHP. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-05-23 00:19:03] framling@aros.net Execute this code: $x="2"; echo pow($x,3); PHP returns "Warning: Invalid argument(s) passed to pow() in /www/default/test.php3 on line 5". "2" should be automatically interpreted as the number 2. This problem didn't occur in version 4.1.2. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=17374&edit=1