Re: bug, querk, or mistake?

In article <NEBBICBJKLMEHPABOPJNAEEKDBAA.adamcharnock@btinternet.com>, adamcharnock@btinternet.com ("Adam Charnock") wrote: > The following if statement always claims to be false. > However, I print out the variables in the if (which are strings) and they > are identical. Here it is: > > if($reqcat["indexname"] == $row["maincat"]) It would help to know what the values of those variables are when the comparison seemingly fails. With PHP's loose typing, it's possible for variables that a human reader would consider clearly same/different to get "unexpected" (though technically quite correct) results with a == comparison. You might try testing with the === operator (meaning, "values *and* types equal") to eliminate a type casting issue as the culprit. -- CC