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Package: Scripting Engine problem
Bug Type: Feature/Change Request
Bug description:Use '0' instead of '' as a result of converting boolean FALSE
to string
Description:
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I'd like to propose a change in converting booleans to string.
It'd be better if (string) FALSE returns '0' instead of empty string ('').
Why to do so?
a) More logical behavior.
b) Using booleans in output would be meaningful.
c) Backward-compatible change - as documentation says: "This allows
conversion back and forth between boolean and string values." - this
behavior is not changed by this, because (bool) '0' is FALSE.
Test script:
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<?php
echo (string) FALSE; //nothing now, '0' requested
var_dump((bool) '0'); //FALSE, no change
var_dump((string) FALSE === '0'); //FALSE, TRUE requested
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