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Bug #3289 min() and max() have wierd problems when using a mixed int and string array.
Submitted: 2000-01-23 19:09 UTC Modified: 2002-09-30 17:26 UTC
From: c dot just at its dot uq dot edu dot au Assigned:
Status: Closed Package: Misbehaving function
PHP Version: 3.0.14 OS: Linux and Win32
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
 [2000-01-23 19:09 UTC] c dot just at its dot uq dot edu dot au
I have found a very strange problem with the min() and max() functions. 
I just thought I'd check with the list first before I submitted it.

It seems both functions have problems when there are a mix of strings and integers. 
Even thought the strings are actually numbers(no alpha chars)
Max has a problem when there is a string first.
I have tested this in 
PHP Linux 3.0.14
PHP Win32 3.0.13
PHP Win32 3.0.5



Try the code below out.

<?
echo "Array values<BR>";
$stats = array(40,10,120,100,380);
for($i=0;$i<count($stats);$i++)
	echo "$i - ".$stats[$i]."<BR>";
	
echo "<HR>";

$stats = array(40,"10",120,100,"380");
$high = max($stats);
$low = min($stats);
echo "Array with Mixed String and Integers<BR>";
echo "Min - ".$low."<br>";
echo "Max - ".$high."<br><HR>";

$stats = array("40","10",120,100,"380");
$high = max($stats);
$low = min($stats);
echo "Array with Mixed String and Integers, With String as first element<BR>";
echo "Min - ".$low."<br>";
echo "Max - ".$high."<br><HR>";

$stats = array(40,10,120,100,380);
$high = max($stats);
$low = min($stats);
echo "Array with Integers Only<BR>";
echo "Min - ".$low."<br>";
echo "Max - ".$high."<br><HR>";

$stats = array(40,"10",120,100,"380");
// CONVERT ALL VALUES TO INTEGERS
for ($i=0;$i<count($stats);$i++)
  $stats[$i]=intval($stats[$i]);

$high = max($stats);
$low = min($stats);
echo "Array with Mixed String and Integers converted to integers<BR>";
echo "Min - ".$low."<br>";
echo "Max - ".$high."<br><HR>";

?> 

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 [2002-09-30 17:26 UTC] hholzgra@php.net
fixed in php4
 
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