Double and Float are not exactly the same thing.

Double is ---> 11.123
Float is ------> .00238823993

"Leif K-Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> No, it's floatval.  Doubleval is an alias left over from hwen floats
> were called doubles...
>
> Scott Fletcher wrote:
>
> >Whoop!  FOund it,  it is doubleval()...
> >
> >
> >What does settype() do exactly????
> >
> >
> >"Scott Fletcher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> >
> >
> >>I do know that integer, string, double, float, etc....  are different..
I
> >>have been using hte appropriate method like in javascript and c
> >>
> >>
> >programming,
> >
> >
> >>like converting it to integer and so on....  But when I start using PHP,
I
> >>find no such document of it and I have been using it for 3 years without
a
> >>problem.  I asked people is there such a thing as converting it by using
> >>
> >>
> >the
> >
> >
> >>function and they told me there is no such a thing and that it is done
> >>automatically...  Now my time is a little bit wasted.   So, I will
correct
> >>the problem with the php script...
> >>
> >>I recently looked up on the manual as Jason Wong instructed me to.  I
> >>havne't found the answer since the document is a little bit mixed up.
> >>
> >>Okay, I'm going back to my old way as I did in javascript and c
> >>
> >>
> >programming.
> >
> >
> >>So for php, it would be
> >>
> >>floatval() for float...
> >>strval() for string....
> >>settype() for whatever......
> >>intval() for integer....
> >>
> >>Um, what about double???
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >> Scott F.
> >>
> >>"Chris Hayes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> >>[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> >>
> >>
> >>> >Re: [PHP] Found a PHP bug!!!!!!!!!
> >>>uh oh...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>I don't see why a string wouldn't work when I use "08" (string) and
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >match
> >
> >
> >>it
> >>
> >>
> >>>>against the integer 8, or 08.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>They're just different types. Normally PHP is veeery flexible with
> >>>types,  like javascript, but it just can't be flexible for you here
> >>>
> >>>
> >>because
> >>
> >>
> >>>it needs to choose the most logic to the entire pool of programmers,
and
> >>>
> >>>
> >>then
> >>
> >>
> >>>"08" = a string
> >>>   8 = a decimal integer
> >>>  08 = by definition an impossible octal integer, so 0.
> >>>
> >>>Since you cannot tell PHP that $var is of a certain type like in
[other]
> >>>programming languages, for example you want it to be treated as an
> >>>
> >>>
> >>integer,
> >>
> >>
> >>>PHP will handle it as what seems to be the most logic.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>You can try to use intval (does not alter a variable, only the value as
> >>>
> >>>
> >it
> >
> >
> >>>is used in a calculation or an if() statement) or settype (alters the
> >>>variable).
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>"Kirk Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> >>>>B11731D518B5D61183C700A0C98BE0D9FFBE5D@chef">news:B11731D518B5D61183C700A0C98BE0D9FFBE5D@chef...
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>>>>From: Scott Fletcher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>Found a PHP bug, I'm using PHP version 4.2.3.  I have been
> >>>>>>struggling with
> >>>>>>why PHP code failed to work with the month is August or
> >>>>>>September
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>I stumbled into this one a short while ago myself. It is not a bug,
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>but a
> >>
> >>
> >>>>>feature! ;) When passing values of 08 or 09 (Aug and Sep), PHP
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>interprets
> >>
> >>
> >>>>>them as octal numbers (because of the leading 0). However, 08 and 09
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>are
> >>
> >>
> >>>>>invalid octal numbers, so PHP converts them to zero.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>The fixes are numerous:
> >>>>> - remove the leading zero;
> >>>>> - add zero to them before passing (addition forces a type
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >conversion
> >
> >
> >>to
> >>
> >>
> >>>>>int);
> >>>>> - force a type conversion to integer using (int);
> >>>>> - quote them (when PHP converts a string to an integer, it removes
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>the
> >>
> >>
> >>>>>leading zero);
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Kirk
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
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