note 60509 added to function.strval

From: Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2006 17:59:26 +0000
Subject: note 60509 added to function.strval
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If you have to compare object variables like this be careful not to make a typo, or you could end up calling __set() - <?php /* Does what you'd expect it to */ if ( $user->password == $user2->password ) /* Doesn't */ if ( $user->password = $user2->password ) ?> To avoid that ever happening, do it like this: <?php if ( strval($user->password) == $user2->password ) ?> ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.strval.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+60509 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60509&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60509&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60509&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60509&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: non-english -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60509&report=yes&reason=non-english Delete: already in docs -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60509&report=yes&reason=already+in+docs Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60509&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+60509&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php

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