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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [VOTE] Saner string to number comparison
From: nikita.ppv@gmail.com (Nikita Popov)

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On Fri, Jul 17, 2020 at 6:29 PM Benjamin Morel <benjamin.morel@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Thanks for this RFC, Nikita! This is definitely a step in the right
> direction, and I can only hope it will pass.
>
> One question:
>
> > (...) by using a number comparison only if the string is actually
> numeric. *Otherwise the number is converted into a string, and a string
> comparison is performed.*
>
> Is there a reason to perform another comparison as a string, when the
> string is not numeric? I can=E2=80=99t think of a case where the string c=
omparison
> would match.
>

Comparisons are not just about equality, they are also about ordering.

Nikita

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