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Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2013 11:26:26 -0800
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To: Nikita Popov <nikita.ppv@gmail.com>
Cc: Yasuo Ohgaki <yohgaki@ohgaki.net>, "internals@lists.php.net" <internals@lists.php.net>
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] GMP object and is_scalar()
From: hannes.magnusson@gmail.com (Hannes Magnusson)

On Sun, Dec 29, 2013 at 9:54 AM, Nikita Popov <nikita.ppv@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 29, 2013 at 9:09 AM, Yasuo Ohgaki <yohgaki@ohgaki.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> GMP object is object. Therefore, is_scalar() returns false for GMP
>> objects.
>>
>> [yohgaki@dev php-src]$ ./php-bin -r '$v = gmp_init("0");
>> var_dump(gettype($v));'
>> string(6) "object"
>> [yohgaki@dev php-src]$ ./php-bin -r '$v = gmp_init("0");
>> var_dump(is_scalar($v));'
>> bool(false)
>>
>> This is correct behavior, but this behavior is debatable, IMO.
>>
>> Any comments?
>>
>
> Sorry, I don't understand what you're saying. Why would is_scalar return
> true for an **object**?


Its not even an object, its a resource.

I think you are completely off path here Yasuo, same with your empty() thread.
That just doesn't make sense.

-Hannes