Doc #54222 [NEW]: comparing 2 strings, when 1 string is numeric

From: Operating system: PHP version: Irrelevant Package: Documentation problem Bug Type: Documentation Problem Bug description:comparing 2 strings, when 1 string is numeric Description: ------------ Link: http://www.php.net/manual/en/types.comparisons.php It's written that "If (..) the comparison involves numerical strings, then each string is converted to a number and the comparison performed numerically." After reading this, some (e.g., me) may think that both strings are converted if *any* of involved strings is numeric, so '2abc' == '2' would have to return true rather than false. To avoid such misunderstandings, I would advise to change this sentence to something like this: * "If you compare a number with a string, a string with a number or a numerical string with another numerical string, then each string is converted to a number and the comparison performed numerically." * "If you compare a number with a string, a string with a number or two numerical strings, then each string is converted to a number and the comparison performed numerically." -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=54222&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54222&r=trysnapshot52 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.3): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54222&r=trysnapshot53 Try a snapshot (trunk): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54222&r=trysnapshottrunk Fixed in SVN: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54222&r=fixed Fixed in SVN and need be documented: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54222&r=needdocs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54222&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54222&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54222&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54222&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54222&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54222&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54222&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54222&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54222&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54222&r=php4 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54222&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54222&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54222&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54222&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54222&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54222&r=mysqlcfg