Re: intval

On Sat, 2009-05-09 at 18:22 +0530, kranthi wrote: > var_dump($_POST['month'], intval($_POST['month']), > $_POST['month'] == > ((int)($_POST['month'])); > var_dump($_POST['month'], intval($_POST['month']), > $_POST['month'] == > (intval($_POST['month']))); After I fixed your syntax error this worked fine for me in PHP 5.2.9: string(3) "Jan" int(0) bool(true) string(3) "Jan" int(0) bool(true) <?php $_POST['month'] = 'Jan'; var_dump( $_POST['month'], intval( $_POST['month'] ), $_POST['month'] == (int)$_POST['month'] ); var_dump( $_POST['month'], intval( $_POST['month'] ), $_POST['month'] == intval( $_POST['month'] ) ); ?> Your use of parenthesis shows you lack understanding of operator and function use. All those parenthesis generally make things less readable despite your best intentions to clarify the process. Cheers, Rob. -- http://www.interjinn.com Application and Templating Framework for PHP