Re: When is "z" != "z" ?

At 4:53 PM -0400 6/4/06, Robert Cummings wrote: >On Sun, 2006-06-04 at 16:45, tedd wrote: > > > -- not continue past "aaa"? Clearly, if "aaa" is less than > > "z" then why does the loop stop at "yz"? > >Because right after 'yz' there is 'zz' and 'z' is neither less >than nor >equal to 'zz'. and At 4:37 PM -0500 6/4/06, Larry Garfield wrote: >On Sunday 04 June 2006 15:04, tedd wrote: >> Likewise "a" is DEC 97 (0110 0001) and "z" is DEC 122 (0111 1010) and >> if I >> compare "a" to "z" , it will always be less by numeric definition. > >In C or C++, yes. In PHP, do not assume the same string->number mapping. Numeric definition is irrelevant. It's a sign of genius to make the complicated simple. Learning new things about php every day. Thank you both. tedd PS: Great language. -- thanks Lerdorf. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ http://sperling.com http://ancientstones.com http://earthstones.com