Richard Quadling wrote: > Hello. > > In looking at numer vs string comparison, I think I've found an oddity. > > You can successfully compare hex strings ... > > var_dump(255 == '0xff'); > > but not octal strings ... > > var_dump(63 == '077'); > > > Is this a bug (lack of octal support) or an unexpected feature (hex support)?
We don't have octal strings in PHP. Only native octal. eg. var_dump(63 == 077); Why? Mostly because octal strings is more likely to cause incorrect behaviour than both regular numeric strings and hex strings. -Rasmus -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
