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Bug #41905 Incorrect String Compare with '=='
Submitted: 2007-07-05 14:20 UTC Modified: 2007-07-05 14:49 UTC
From: domluc at gmail dot com Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Strings related
PHP Version: 4.4.7 OS: GNU/Linux Debian
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
 [2007-07-05 14:20 UTC] domluc at gmail dot com
Description:
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Obs:This bug hape in PHP 4.4.x and 5.2.x
I have a string with 17bytes, 
sample:
<code>
 $var1 = '99990000000650719';
 $var2 = '99990000000650718';
</code>
if I compare these strings with:
<code>
if ( $var1 == $var2) echo "Equal"
else echo 'Not Equal'
</code>

it will print Equal, but this is incorrect.

The solution to correct do this, is using '===': $var1 === $var2

But this behavior is wrong.
I beliave that when php engine compare with '==' it cast variables to integer, and 17th byte is ignored!


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 [2007-07-05 14:28 UTC] pajoye@php.net
 '==' will see the strings as numeric values, use === if you expect a type safe comparison (as you noticed and documented).
 [2007-07-05 14:49 UTC] domluc at gmail dot com
Ok,

I know way to do this,but, I think this is incorrect.
The auto cast trunk the variable without warning.
 
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