Re: Re: PHP 4.0 Bug #8163 Updated: The string "0" tests true as empty()

On Fri, 8 Dec 2000, Jesper Juhl wrote the following to Bug Database : > > I am aware that the behaviour is exactely what's documented. But it just > seems illogical to me that a string that actually contains a a char (even > if that char happens to be "0") is interpreted as empty. Could you please > explain why you find that functionality desireable? > I would prefer for my variables that are equal to zero to be considered empty, whether they are being evaluated in a string context or an integer context. I imagine that the Core developers feel the same way, and hence the behavior of empty(). (Note: That is just a guess.)