note 25510 deleted from language.operators.comparison by sniper

Note Submitter: s.leib@kopfteam.de ---- A good example for using the "===" operator. Check this out: if (strpos($a, $b) === 0) { ... } evaluates true exactly when $a *begins* with $b, i.e. if strpos returns Zero. And why "===" ? Because if $b is not at all contained in $a, strpos will return "false", which evaluates to "0" if compared to another numeric. Now, "===" does not only compare the values but also the type, and since 'false' is of a different type than "0", you'll get the result you expect. Cool, eh? Have fun! /sascha