>Re: [PHP] Found a PHP bug!!!!!!!!! uh oh...
They're just different types. Normally PHP is veeery flexible with types, like javascript, but it just can't be flexible for you here because it needs to choose the most logic to the entire pool of programmers, and thenI don't see why a string wouldn't work when I use "08" (string) and match it against the integer 8, or 08.
"08" = a string
8 = a decimal integer
08 = by definition an impossible octal integer, so 0.
Since you cannot tell PHP that $var is of a certain type like in [other] programming languages, for example you want it to be treated as an integer, PHP will handle it as what seems to be the most logic.
You can try to use intval (does not alter a variable, only the value as it is used in a calculation or an if() statement) or settype (alters the variable).
"Kirk Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message B11731D518B5D61183C700A0C98BE0D9FFBE5D@chef">news:B11731D518B5D61183C700A0C98BE0D9FFBE5D@chef... > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Scott Fletcher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Found a PHP bug, I'm using PHP version 4.2.3. I have been > > struggling with > > why PHP code failed to work with the month is August or > > September > > I stumbled into this one a short while ago myself. It is not a bug, but a > feature! ;) When passing values of 08 or 09 (Aug and Sep), PHP interprets > them as octal numbers (because of the leading 0). However, 08 and 09 are > invalid octal numbers, so PHP converts them to zero. > > The fixes are numerous: > - remove the leading zero; > - add zero to them before passing (addition forces a type conversion to > int); > - force a type conversion to integer using (int); > - quote them (when PHP converts a string to an integer, it removes the > leading zero); > > Kirk -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
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