Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=60574&edit=1
ID: 60574 User updated by: login dot naitsirch at arcor dot de Reported by: login dot naitsirch at arcor dot de Summary: range() returns array of integers when arguments are numeric strings Status: Open Type: Bug Package: Scripting Engine problem Operating System: Windows 7 PHP Version: 5.3.8 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: This is not clear enough, in my opinion. Another question: Why should numeric strings be seen as integers and not as strings? Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2011-12-29 01:16:14] hanskrentel at yahoo dot de This is already documented: 4.1.0 to 4.3.2 In PHP versions 4.1.0 through 4.3.2, range() sees numeric strings as strings and not integers. Instead, they will be used for character sequences. For example, "4242" is treated as "4". ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2011-12-20 11:39:15] login dot naitsirch at arcor dot de Description: ------------ Hi. I think the 'range()' function should return an array with strings, if the 'start' and 'limit' arguments are numeric strings. Otherwise it should be mentioned in the documentation. Test script: --------------- <?php var_dump(range('0', '9')); Expected result: ---------------- array(10) { [0]=> string(1) "0" [1]=> string(1) "1" [2]=> string(1) "2" [3]=> string(1) "3" [4]=> string(1) "4" [5]=> string(1) "5" [6]=> string(1) "6" [7]=> string(1) "7" [8]=> string(1) "8" [9]=> string(1) "9" } Actual result: -------------- array(10) { [0]=> int(0) [1]=> int(1) [2]=> int(2) [3]=> int(3) [4]=> int(4) [5]=> int(5) [6]=> int(6) [7]=> int(7) [8]=> int(8) [9]=> int(9) } ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=60574&edit=1