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Request #47170 cast, gettype mishmash
Submitted: 2009-01-20 15:52 UTC Modified: 2009-01-21 11:18 UTC
From: lunter at interia dot pl Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Feature/Change Request
PHP Version: 6CVS-2009-01-20 (snap) OS: all
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
 [2009-01-20 15:52 UTC] lunter at interia dot pl
Description:
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mishmash with casting and gettype


Reproduce code:
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<?
 $v=(string)'';
 print('1. variable casted as string has type: '.gettype($v).'<br>');

 $v=(unicode)'';
 print('2. variable casted as unicode has type: '.gettype($v).'<br>');

 $v=(binary)'';
 print('3. variable casted as binary has type: '.gettype($v).'<br>');
?>

Expected result:
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I suggest:

1. variable casted as string has type: string (OLD PHP 5 behaviour, in PHP 6 for binary operation)
2. variable casted as unicode has type: unicode

or

1. variable casted as string has type: string (for unicode)
2. variable casted as binary has type: binary (OLD PHP 5 behaviour, in PHP 6 for binary operation)

Actual result:
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1. variable casted as string has type: unicode
2. variable casted as unicode has type: unicode
3. variable casted as binary has type: string

---mishmash---
binary -> string -> unicode


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 [2009-01-21 11:18 UTC] johannes@php.net
This was discussed a lot on the developers list and decided to eep this way.
 
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