Re: PHP 4.2.2 Float->Mysql addition problem

From: Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2006 14:47:12 +0000
Subject: Re: PHP 4.2.2 Float->Mysql addition problem
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Er - yes. If you do conversion type you are correct. but in the example I showed I didn't... If you run the code bellow you will see... bcscale( 10 ); $a = 14.5; $b = -14.5; $c = bcadd( $a, $b ); if( $c ) {
    echo "true: c = ".$c."<br>";
} else {
    echo "false: c = ".$c."<br>";
} var_dump((bool) "0"); It's a common use to do if( $var ) and not if( (bool)$var )... Andy Ford, Mike wrote:
On 03 February 2006 13:14, Andrei wrote:
Welcome, Please note that using bc function variables will be of type string. So a code working with numeric values like: $a = 1; if( $a ) {
     ...
} it's ok but with bc functions: $a = 14.5; $b = -14.5; $c = bcadd( $a, $b ); if( $c ) {
    ...
} will not work as expected ( if( "0" ) is interpreted like a string that is not null and so condition is interpreted as true.
Er - nope. The string "0" is explicitly equivalent to FALSE -- see http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.types.boolean.php#language.types.boolean.casting Cheers! Mike --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Ford, Electronic Information Services Adviser, Learning Support Services, Learning & Information Services, JG125, James Graham Building, Leeds Metropolitan University, Headingley Campus, LEEDS, LS6 3QS, United Kingdom Email: m.ford@leedsmet.ac.uk
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