Re: strcmp() versus ==

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Paul M Foster wrote:
> I had never completely read over the rules with regard to comparisons in
> PHP, and was recently alarmed to find that $str1 == $str2 might not
> compare the way I thought they would. Is it common practice among PHP
> coders to use strcmp() instead of == in making string comparisons? Or am
> I missing/misreading something?
> 
> Paul
> 

I would use $str1 === $str2 if you want to make sure they are both
strings and both the same value.

Since PHP is loosely typed, "0" == 0 is true however "0" === 0 is false.

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