note 46408 added to language.types.float
| From: | rSm at osu1 dot php dot net | Date: | Sun, 10 Oct 2004 02:54:59 +0000 |
| Subject: | note 46408 added to language.types.float | ||
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If you're used to shift numbers to left (or right), like
<?php
echo (double)(1 << ($n * 10));
?>
you'd better change it for something more secure, like
<?php
echo pow(2, $n * 10);
?>
'cause sometimes PHP seem to evaluate it using integer values ¬ ¬
PS It doesn't matter if $n is an integer or not, neither if you add as many
'(double)' casts in every position you could think of.
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