note 105179 added to function.range

Be VERY careful if you use range() to generate an array of numeric strings. Even though the input is quoted, the resulting array contains integers, not strings. <?php // RAY_temp_range.php error_reporting(E_ALL); // A RANGE OF NUMBERS $numbrs = range("0", "9"); // AN ARRAY OF NUMERIC CHARACTERS $alphas = array(); foreach ($numbrs as $n) { $alphas[] = "$n"; } // THEY LOOK THE SAME print_r($numbrs); echo "<br/>"; print_r($alphas); // BUT THEY ARE DIFFERENT echo "<pre>"; var_dump($numbrs); var_dump($alphas); ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.197 Probable Submitter: 98.169.58.122 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.range.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/105179 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/105179/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/105179/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/105179/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/105179/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/105179/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/105179/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/105179 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/105179 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php