Doc #54222 [Opn->Wfx]: comparing 2 strings, when 1 string is numeric

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=54222&edit=1 ID: 54222 Updated by: frozenfire@php.net Reported by: delphists at apollo dot lv Summary: comparing 2 strings, when 1 string is numeric -Status: Open +Status: Wont fix Type: Documentation Problem Package: Documentation problem PHP Version: Irrelevant Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: The purpose of the type comparison documentation is to describe and explain the comparison casting precedence order, among other things. Any confusion as to this order, in most cases, is simply a matter of not having read the material closely enough. I don't think further clarification is necessary. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2011-03-11 10:02:01] delphists at apollo dot lv 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 this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=54222&edit=1