note 111768 added to language.types.boolean

// someKey is a boolean true $array = array('someKey'=>true); // in the following 'false' string gets converted to a boolean true if($array['someKey'] != 'false') echo 'The value of someKey is '.$array['someKey']; As a result the above will output nothing :) if($array['someKey'] == 'false') echo 'The value of someKey is '.$array['someKey']; And the above will output The value of someKey is 1 In short true == 'false' is true. ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.199 Probable Submitter: 92.24.11.67 ---- Manual Page -- http://php.net/manual/en/language.types.boolean.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/111768 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/111768/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/111768/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/111768/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/111768/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/111768/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/111768/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/111768 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/111768 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php