note 86704 added to language.types.integer

why not just using logarithms? $num_of_digits = (int)(log($num,$base) +1); I think this should be more performant (as it relies on the math coprocessor) and it could be extended to number of digits representing the number in any base, not just decimal ---- Server IP: 213.92.11.19 Probable Submitter: 82.54.238.238 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.types.integer.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/86704 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/86704/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/86704/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/86704/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/86704/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/86704/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/86704/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/86704 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/86704 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php