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Bug #1960 intval() mangling values
Submitted: 1999-08-04 14:27 UTC Modified: 1999-08-04 14:38 UTC
From: leon at clearink dot com Assigned:
Status: Closed Package: Misbehaving function
PHP Version: 3.0.12 OS: Solaris
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [1999-08-04 14:27 UTC] leon at clearink dot com 
<?
	print(intval(1.16*100));
?>

This code should return "116", but it returns "115".  I can't get it to mess up any value other than 1.16.

This is the work-around I'm using:

<?
	print(intval(1.16*100 + 0.0001));
?>

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 [1999-08-04 14:38 UTC] rasmus at cvs dot php dot net 
Fact of life when dealing with floating point numbers.  See my explanation of this here:
http://www.progressive-comp.com/Lists/?l=php3-general&m=93230944323512&w=2
 
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