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Request #64982 gettype(1.545) returns deprecated "double"
Submitted: 2013-06-06 22:45 UTC Modified: 2013-06-12 19:52 UTC
From: bas at dmt-software dot nl Assigned:
Status: Wont fix Package: *General Issues
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 [2013-06-06 22:45 UTC] bas at dmt-software dot nl 
Description:
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Currently gettype(1.5456) returns "double" that is deprecated since 4.2.0, it should return "float". 
The documentation says "for historical reasons "double" is returned", but is it not just forgotten to change.

If it can not be changed for legacy reasons it might be useful to add an extra parameter (like a predefined constant) to toggle deprecated "double" or "float" return value.

 



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print(gettype(1.15545));

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 [2013-06-12 19:52 UTC] aharvey@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Wont fix
 [2013-06-12 19:52 UTC] aharvey@php.net 
I don't think there's any real value in complicating the implementation of 
gettype() for this, particularly since the type is called double internally 
anyway (for example: the IS_DOUBLE constant in the Zend Engine).
 
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