Re: strcmp()?

On May 23, 2011, at 8:00 AM, tedd wrote: > At 8:13 AM +0000 5/23/11, Ford, Mike wrote: >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: tedd [mailto:tedd.sperling@gmail.com] >> > >On Sat, 21 May 2011 09:26:02 -0400, tedd wrote: >> > >> The function strcmp() simply evaluates two strings and reports >> > back -1, 0, or 1 depending upon their alphabetical relationship. >> > > >>> >It might do that, but don't bet your horse on it. >>> > >>> >>> >><http://se.php.net/manual/en/function.strcmp.php> >>> > >> > >/Nisse >>> >>> It works that way for me. >> >> Are you absolutely certain about that? >> >> echo strcmp('These are nearly equal', 'These are almost equal'), >> "\n"; >> echo strcmp('different', 'unequal'), "\n"; >> echo strcmp('b', 'a'), "<br />\n"; >> >> Result: >> >> 13 >> -17 >> 1 >> >> The description of the function merely says that the result is <0, 0 or >0 >> -- it makes no promises about the actual value when it is non-zero. >> >> Mike > > Mike: > > That's interesting. Try the same comparisons here: > > http://www.webbytedd.com/lcc/citw229/string-compare.php > > For me they are 1, -1, and 1. > > Someone with more smarts than me* will have to figure this one out. > > Cheers, > > tedd > > PS: * I can hear the peanut gallery saying "That won't be hard." :-) > > -- > ------- > http://sperling.com/ Might that have something to do with the version of PHP running? Regards, -Josh ____________________________________ Joshua Kehn | Josh.kehn@gmail.com http://joshuakehn.com