ID: 31045
User updated by: rbro at hotmail dot com
Reported By: rbro at hotmail dot com
-Status: Bogus
+Status: Open
Bug Type: SimpleXML related
Operating System: Linux
PHP Version: 5CVS-2004-12-09 (dev)
New Comment:
Just wondering if there is any update on this. I really feel that this
is a bug because there is a difference between the way the mysqli and
simplexml objects work (between the mysqli_connect() and
simplexml_load_string() functions) - since objects should work the same
across the board. Thanks.
Previous Comments:
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[2004-12-13 20:36:27] rbro at hotmail dot com
Just wondering if there is any update on this. I really feel that this
is a bug because there is a difference between the way the mysqli and
simplexml objects work (between the mysqli_connect() and
simplexml_load_string() functions) - since objects should work the same
across the board. Thanks.
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[2004-12-10 00:08:58] rbro at hotmail dot com
Sorry, that code example should have been the following (same result
happens):
<?php
if (($db = mysqli_connect('localhost', 'user', 'password', 'db')) ==
false)
{
echo 'equals false';
}
else
{
echo 'does not equal false';
}
?>
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[2004-12-10 00:07:39] rbro at hotmail dot com
Ok, but then why does this work as expected (when a valid host,
username, password, and db are supplied):
Reproduce code:
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<?php
if (($db = mysqli_connect('localhost', 'user', 'password', 'db')) ===
false)
{
echo 'equals false';
}
else
{
echo 'does not equal false';
}
?>
Expected result:
----------------
does not equal false
Actual result:
--------------
does not equal false
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[2004-12-09 23:53:03] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
PHP is loosly typed so comparing an object with a boolean will result
in this behavior.
try comparing with === or check the type of the returned object.
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[2004-12-09 23:23:58] rbro at hotmail dot com
Description:
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The manual states that simplexml_load_string (and simplexml_load_file)
returns false on any errors. In the following example, I am loading a
valid xml stream, but the simplexml object returned seems to equal
false when it shouldn't.
Reproduce code:
---------------
<?php
$doc = simplexml_load_string('<xml></xml>');
if ($doc == false)
{
echo 'equals false';
}
else
{
echo 'does not equal false';
}
?>
Expected result:
----------------
does not equal false
Actual result:
--------------
equals false
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