note 48386 added to function.is-int

From: Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 17:52:44 +0000
Subject: note 48386 added to function.is-int
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Be aware... if you are using is_int() on posted form data if will ALWAYS return false (even if the data is actually an int). If you know a field will always be a number and need to test for is_int you have to do the following: if(is_int($_POST['form_field'] + 0)): // do something endif; Took me a while to work this one out!! Then suddenly remembered MySQL has similar quirks in some of it's functions. I assume $_GET vars are same, but not tested. ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.is-int.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+48386 Delete -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+48386&report=yes Reason: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+48386&report=yes&reason=bad+code Reason: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+48386&report=yes&reason=spam Reason: useless example -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+48386&report=yes&reason=useless+example Reason: contains commercial links -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+48386&report=yes&reason=contains+commercial+links Reason: useless note -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+48386&report=yes&reason=useless+note Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+48386&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php

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