ID: 28800 User updated by: pmichaud at pobox dot com Reported By: pmichaud at pobox dot com Status: Open Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem Operating System: Linux -PHP Version: known: 4.2.2, 4.3.6, 5.0.0RC3 +PHP Version: 4.3.6, 5.0.0RC2 New Comment:
Changed PHP version number to note bug exists in 5.0.0RC2. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-06-20 05:05:27] pmichaud at pobox dot com Changed PHP version number to note reports of bug in many versions of PHP. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-06-20 04:49:31] pmichaud at pobox dot com Changed bug category. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-06-15 22:26:40] pmichaud at pobox dot com Description: ------------ PHP seems to incorrectly convert strings beginning with "inf" to INF (infinity). This includes converting strings such as "info" and "inflammable". Surprisingly, the strings "inf" and "infinity" do *not* convert to infinity but correctly become zeros. A script that illustrates the problem is given below: This is very annoying because one cannot simply do a test for a positive number with code such as if ($x>0) { echo "$x is positive"; } because if $x is any string beginning with "inf" (but not "inf" or "infinity") it is treated as a positive number. Pm Reproduce code: --------------- Here's a script that illustrates the problem: <?php header("Content-type: text/plain"); $a = "into"; $b = "info"; $c = "inf"; $d = "infinity"; $e = "infin"; $f = "inflammable"; echo "a: $a == ",$a+0,"\n"; # outputs 0 (correct) echo "b: $b == ",$b+0,"\n"; # outputs INF, incorrect! echo "c: $c == ",$c+0,"\n"; # outputs 0 (?!) echo "d: $d == ",$d+0,"\n"; # outputs 0 (?!) echo "e: $e == ",$e+0,"\n"; # outputs INF, incorrect! echo "f: $f == ",$f+0,"\n"; # outputs INF, incorrect! ?> Expected result: ---------------- a: into == 0 b: info == 0 c: inf == 0 d: infinity == 0 e: infin == 0 f: inflammable == 0 Actual result: -------------- a: into == 0 b: info == INF c: inf == 0 d: infinity == 0 e: infin == INF f: inflammable == INF ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=28800&edit=1