Numerical string comparison - octal and hex.

Hello. In looking at numer vs string comparison, I think I've found an oddity. You can successfully compare hex strings ... var_dump(255 == '0xff'); but not octal strings ... var_dump(63 == '077'); Is this a bug (lack of octal support) or an unexpected feature (hex support)? Neither formats are documented in [1]. Regards, Richard. [1] http://docs.php.net/manual/en/language.types.string.php#language.types.string.conversion -- ----- Richard Quadling "Standing on the shoulders of some very clever giants!" EE : http://www.experts-exchange.com/M_248814.html Zend Certified Engineer : http://zend.com/zce.php?c=ZEND002498&r=213474731 ZOPA : http://uk.zopa.com/member/RQuadling