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Bug #70810 DateInterval equals every other DateInterval
Submitted: 2015-10-29 09:50 UTC Modified: 2020-03-10 10:21 UTC
Votes:4
Avg. Score:4.0 ± 0.7
Reproduced:4 of 4 (100.0%)
Same Version:1 (25.0%)
Same OS:2 (50.0%)
From: f dot bosch at genkgo dot nl Assigned: nikic (profile)
Status: Closed Package: Date/time related
PHP Version: 5.6.14 OS: linux
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2015-10-29 09:50 UTC] f dot bosch at genkgo dot nl
Description:
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DateInterval always equals another DateInterval object while their inner values are different. This is not expected behaviour. Looks like this is the case for all PHP versions: https://3v4l.org/bQnf0. If you ask me, this bug is different then #70381 (Support comparing DateInterval objects).

Test script:
---------------
<?php

var_dump(new DateInterval('PT1H') == new DateInterval('P1D'));
var_dump(new DateInterval('PT1H') === new DateInterval('P1D'));
var_dump(new DateInterval('PT1H') , new DateInterval('P1D'));

Expected result:
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bool(true)
bool(false)
object(DateInterval)#3 (0) { }
object(DateInterval)#4 (0) { }

Actual result:
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bool(false)
bool(false)
object(DateInterval)#3 (0) { }
object(DateInterval)#4 (0) { }

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 [2015-10-29 09:52 UTC] f dot bosch at genkgo dot nl
Actual and expected result are switched (sorry for that).
 [2016-05-16 12:07 UTC] php dot net at anthonychambers dot co dot uk
I've found a similar issue: https://3v4l.org/TrPvp

What I found was that if I compared two DateInterval objects, they would always return false.

That is, until I actually get some data from one of the objects (in my case I just var_export($interval, true) and discard the output) at which time everything starts to return true. Also weird.

If I inspect both intervals first however, suddenly it all evaluates correctly! I've tested this in PHP 7.0.0 and PHP 7.0.6. 3v4l.org suggests that it will work back to 5.5.8 though
 [2016-12-15 02:59 UTC] rupert dot chen at gmail dot com
I believe I have run into the same issue. It appears a new DateInterval is considered "0", or perhaps not fully initialized internally. After "certain interactions" with the DateInterval, for example as an arg to print_r(), it appears to become fully initialized.

The provided example yields strange behavior in the two version of PHP at my disposal:

PHP 5.4.45 (cli) (built: Sep  4 2015 15:40:44) 
Copyright (c) 1997-2014 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v2.4.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2014 Zend Technologies
    with Xdebug v2.2.1, Copyright (c) 2002-2012, by Derick Rethans


PHP 5.5.36 (cli) (built: May 29 2016 01:07:06) 
Copyright (c) 1997-2015 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v2.5.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2015 Zend Technologies


Test Script
-----------

<?php
$x = new DateTime('2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC');
$y = new DateTime('2016-01-01 00:00:15 UTC');

// Should be 0s
$z1 = $x->diff($x);
// Should be 15s
$z2 = $x->diff($y);
// Should be 30s
$z3 = new DateInterval('PT30S');

echo "No inspections\n";
var_dump($z1 == $z2);
var_dump($z1 == $z3);
var_dump($z2 == $z3);
var_dump($z1 > $z2);
var_dump($z2 > $z3);

echo "Inspect \$z1\n";
print_r($z1);
var_dump($z1 == $z2);
var_dump($z1 == $z3);
var_dump($z2 == $z3);
var_dump($z1 > $z2);
var_dump($z2 > $z3);

echo "Inspect \$z2\n";
print_r($z2);
var_dump($z1 == $z2);
var_dump($z1 == $z3);
var_dump($z2 == $z3);

// After inspecting all DateIntervals, these are the expected results.
echo "Inspect \$z3\n";
print_r($z3);
var_dump($z1 == $z2);
var_dump($z1 == $z3);
var_dump($z2 == $z3);
var_dump($z1 > $z2);
var_dump($z2 > $z3);



Script Output
-------------

No inspections
bool(true)
bool(true)
bool(true)
bool(false)
bool(false)
Inspect $z1
DateInterval Object
(
    [y] => 0
    [m] => 0
    [d] => 0
    [h] => 0
    [i] => 0
    [s] => 0
    [weekday] => 0
    [weekday_behavior] => 0
    [first_last_day_of] => 0
    [invert] => 0
    [days] => 0
    [special_type] => 0
    [special_amount] => 0
    [have_weekday_relative] => 0
    [have_special_relative] => 0
)
bool(false)
bool(false)
bool(true)
bool(true)
bool(false)
Inspect $z2
DateInterval Object
(
    [y] => 0
    [m] => 0
    [d] => 0
    [h] => 0
    [i] => 0
    [s] => 15
    [weekday] => 0
    [weekday_behavior] => 0
    [first_last_day_of] => 0
    [invert] => 0
    [days] => 0
    [special_type] => 0
    [special_amount] => 0
    [have_weekday_relative] => 0
    [have_special_relative] => 0
)
bool(false)
bool(false)
bool(false)
bool(false)
bool(true)
Inspect $z3
DateInterval Object
(
    [y] => 0
    [m] => 0
    [d] => 0
    [h] => 0
    [i] => 0
    [s] => 30
    [weekday] => 0
    [weekday_behavior] => 0
    [first_last_day_of] => 0
    [invert] => 0
    [days] => 
    [special_type] => 0
    [special_amount] => 0
    [have_weekday_relative] => 0
    [have_special_relative] => 0
)
bool(false)
bool(false)
bool(false)
bool(false)
bool(false)
 [2019-04-18 13:49 UTC] nikic@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Assigned -Assigned To: +Assigned To: nikic
 [2020-03-10 10:21 UTC] cmb@php.net
-Status: Assigned +Status: Closed
 [2020-03-10 10:21 UTC] cmb@php.net
This is fixed as of PHP 7.4.0[1], so I'm closing this ticket.

[1] <https://3v4l.org/bQnf0>
 
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