Description:
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abs() is returning zero (0) for a string representation of numbers between (but not including) 0 and -1.

I realize that abs() operates on numeric values as opposed to strings but this value is coming from an ODBC result set and yes, I tried casting it to a numeric value first and it still returned the unexpected result of zero (0).  Besides, the docs say it should work this way
http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.types.string.php#language.types.string.conversion

This is tested and confirmed for PHP version 4.3.9, 4.3.10, 5.0.3 but seems fixed in 5.0.4.  However, I could not find any documentation noting so in the ChangeLogs nor in any bug reports.

Originally, the $row['AMOUNT'] variable was coming from an ODBC result set which will return the value as type string according to a var_dump().  We are able to simulate the same by casting the variable as a number, then as a string to note the difference:

Reproduce code:
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<pre>
<?php
// numeric value; this works:
$row['AMOUNT'] = -.94;
print abs($row['AMOUNT']) . "\n";
// string; these do not work:
$row['AMOUNT'] = '-.94';
print abs($row['AMOUNT']) . "\n";
print abs($row['AMOUNT'] + 0) . "\n";
$amount = $row['AMOUNT'] + 0;
print abs($amount) . "\n";
// string; this works:
$amount = (float) $row['AMOUNT'];
print abs($amount) . "\n";
?>
</pre>


Expected result:
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0.94
0.94
0.94
0.94
0.94

Actual result:
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0.94
0
0
0
0.94