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Doc Bug #46334 Documentation enhancement request -- Type Juggling help page
Submitted: 2008-10-17 16:30 UTC Modified: 2008-11-04 17:02 UTC
From: hek at theeks dot net Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Documentation problem
PHP Version: Irrelevant OS: Irrelevant
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
 [2008-10-17 16:30 UTC] hek at theeks dot net
Description:
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On the "Type Juggling" help page at http://us.php.net/manual/en/language.types.type-juggling.php (or on some other related page) it would be useful to document the precedence (for lack of a better word) PHP follows when type juggling.

This entry currently explains that "if either operand is a float, then both operands are evaluated as floats, and the result will be a float" but could (and I think should) provide a hierarchy that indicates, for instance, "between an int and a boolean, int wins; between a float and an int, float wins; between a string and a float, string wins" and so on (and don't count on my example accurately capturing the true hierarchy, as I haven't actually done the tests to figure it out).

Thanks!


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 [2008-11-04 16:44 UTC] vrana@php.net
It's already documented at http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.operators.comparison.php (Comparison with Various Types).
 [2008-11-04 17:02 UTC] hek at theeks dot net
Thank you. That's very helpful, but unfortunately hard to find.  Perhaps a cross-reference is in order?
 
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