# [VOTE] Remove hex support in numeric strings

- Thread: https://externals.io/message/80708
- Original archive: https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/80708
- Started by Nikita Popov on 2015-01-17T19:40:13+00:00
- Messages: 5
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## #80708 — Nikita Popov — 2015-01-17T19:40:13+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/80708#80708

Hi internals!

The RFC proposing to remove support for hexadecimal strings in
is_numeric_string() is now in voting:

    https://wiki.php.net/rfc/remove_hex_support_in_numeric_strings

Thanks,
Nikita

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## #81173 — Nikita Popov — 2015-01-26T20:02:18+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/80708#81173 · In reply to: #80708

> Hi internals!
>
> The RFC proposing to remove support for hexadecimal strings in
> is_numeric_string() is now in voting:
>
>     https://wiki.php.net/rfc/remove_hex_support_in_numeric_strings
>


Reminder: This vote closes tomorrow.

Nikita

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## #81175 — Paul Dragoonis — 2015-01-26T20:14:38+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/80708#81175 · In reply to: #81173

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> On Sat, Jan 17, 2015 at 8:40 PM, Nikita Popov <nikita.ppv@gmail.com>
wrote:
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> > […]
>

I always hated using is_numeric_string() because of the size and complexity
of it.

Removing this use case will make it smaller I hope, but probably not less
crazy :)

>
> Reminder: This vote closes tomorrow.
>
> Nikita

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## #81180 — Pascal Martin — 2015-01-26T22:01:39+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/80708#81180 · In reply to: #81173

Le 26/01/2015 21:02, Nikita Popov a écrit :
> Reminder: This vote closes tomorrow.
>
> Nikita

Hi,

Not many of us at AFUP expressed their opinion on this RFC (which is 
probably a sign this feature isn't used much and won't be missed ^^).

Still, those who did all agree on removing this -- which means we would 
be +1.

-- 
Pascal MARTIN, AFUP - French UG
http://php-internals.afup.org/

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## #81266 — Nikita Popov — 2015-01-27T22:41:18+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/80708#81266 · In reply to: #80708

> Hi internals!
>
> The RFC proposing to remove support for hexadecimal strings in
> is_numeric_string() is now in voting:
>
>     https://wiki.php.net/rfc/remove_hex_support_in_numeric_strings
>
> Thanks,
> Nikita
>

The RFC was accepted unanimously with 29 votes in favor :)

Nikita