Re: [DB] returning typed data when fetching rows

Hi Dan,

Beside the array data type, I don't see much value in strongly typing the output because PHP isn't a strongly typed language. Strings get converted to numbers as needed, etc.

I'm surprised you say that. I think for databases the weak typing can cause lots of problems. I find I tend to need strong typing for anything coming out of databases, since there are usually important distinctions to make between values that PHP considers equivalent, i.e. false == 0 == NULL == "" In particular, it is the SQL distinction between NULL and a value that is unavailable when using PHP's loose typing. Hans