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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Don't compare zero exponentials in strings as equal
From: rowan.collins@gmail.com (Rowan Tommins)

On 04/03/2021 00:37, Ben Ramsey wrote:
> On Mar 3, 2021, at 14:25, Kamil Tekiela <tekiela246@gmail.com> wrote:
>> when both are strings then chances are that this is an error.
>
> Except when comparing two values from sources known to provide numbers as strings, such as form input and database results. :-)


The juggling only makes a difference if the two sources provide 
different representations of the same number - "12345" is equal to 
"12345" whether you cast both sides to int or leave both as strings.

Regards,

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Rowan Tommins
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