PHP :: Bug #1960 :: intval() mangling values

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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