Re: PHP 4.0 Bug #2356 Updated: empty() does not work (see 2088)

The question is: is the string "0" 'empty'? Under PHP3, it did not. Now it does under PHP4. --Joey Smith On Mon, 15 Nov 1999, Paul Marquis wrote: > If I remember the problem correctly (boy, it's amazing what you > forget), the following code snippet will produce different results in > PHP 3 and PHP 4: > > <? > $name = "0"; > echo empty($name); > ?> > > Andrei Zmievski wrote: > > > > > > > > I am betting that this is bcz of the dynamnic tying. > > > Either way, marking it as "Misbehaving Function" > > > > > > Note that: > > > <? > > > > > > $name=0; > > > echo empty($name); > > > ?> > > > > > > prints 1 under php3 && 4. > > > > Check the documentation again. empty() will return 1 if the > > argument is "" or 0. > > > > -Andrei