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Bug #6766 problem with comparing stings with zero
Submitted: 2000-09-14 18:20 UTC Modified: 2000-09-17 18:54 UTC
From: geoffphillips at hotmail dot com Assigned:
Status: Closed Package: *General Issues
PHP Version: 4.0.1 OS: suse linux
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2000-09-14 18:20 UTC] geoffphillips at hotmail dot com 
setup:
standard php4 install from suse linux 6.4 cd edition

bug:
all strings compared for equality with zero, evaluates to true
e.g.
if ("abcd" == 0")
	print "hello";
always prints "hello"

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 [2000-09-14 23:12 UTC] sniper@php.net 
Use === instead of ==.

--Jani
 [2000-09-17 18:54 UTC] geoffphillips at hotmail dot com 
setup:
standard php4 install from suse linux 6.4 cd edition

bug:
all strings compared for equality with zero, evaluates to true
e.g.
if ("abcd" == 0)
	print "hello";
always prints "hello"
 
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