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Bug #38170 if structure doing weird stuff
Submitted: 2006-07-20 22:30 UTC Modified: 2006-07-20 23:38 UTC
From: erick at vmxt dot com Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Variables related
PHP Version: 5.1.4 OS: Windows XP SP2
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2006-07-20 22:30 UTC] erick at vmxt dot com
Description:
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When comparing number zero with a not empty string, it returns true.

Reproduce code:
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<?php
$something = 0;
if($something) {
    echo $something . "is true. <br />";
}
if ("thestring") {
    echo "thestring is true" . "<br />";
}
if ($something == "thestring") {
    echo "why?" . "<br />";
}
if("thestring" == $something) {
    echo "again why?" . "<br />";
}   
?>


Expected result:
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thestring is true


Actual result:
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thestring is true
why?
again why?

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 [2006-07-20 23:38 UTC] helly@php.net
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