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Bug #78071 using 0.9 vs 0.90 gives different results with bcmul
Submitted: 2019-05-26 23:39 UTC Modified: 2021-07-16 12:51 UTC
Votes:1
Avg. Score:1.0 ± 0.0
Reproduced:0 of 1 (0.0%)
From: terrafrost@php.net Assigned: cmb (profile)
Status: Duplicate Package: BC math related
PHP Version: 7.3.5 OS: any
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2019-05-26 23:39 UTC] terrafrost@php.net 
Description:
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One would expect 0.9 * -0.1 to yield the same result as 0.90 * -0.1, with BCMath, but alas, this does not appear to be the case.

Test script:
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<?php

$a = bcmul('0.9', '-0.1', 1);
$b = bcmul('0.90', '-0.1', 1);

echo $a === $b ? 'same' : 'different';

echo "\n$a\n$b";

Expected result:
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I would expect $a === $b to be true.

Actual result:
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$a === $b is false. $a is 0.0, $b is -0.0.

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 [2019-05-27 22:11 UTC] yohgaki@php.net 
In order to compare bcmath values reliably, bccomp() should be used. i.e. Type could be juggled also.

https://3v4l.org/R1NrY

"-" in front of zero is not nice to have though.

BC behaves as follows and it seem a bit strange. i.e. scale=1 seems to work mostly, but not exactly.

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$ bc
bc 1.07.1
Copyright 1991-1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2012-2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
For details type `warranty'. 
scale=0
10/3
3
scale=1
10/3
3.3
0.9 * -0.1
0
0.90 * -0.1
-.09
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 [2019-07-02 06:42 UTC] cmb@php.net 
Related To: Bug #78238
 [2021-07-16 12:51 UTC] cmb@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Duplicate -Assigned To: +Assigned To: cmb
 [2021-07-16 12:51 UTC] cmb@php.net 
I'm closing this as duplicate of bug #78238.
 
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