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Re: bug in is_numeric [message #181448 is a reply to message #181396]

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:36

SwissCheese
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On 05/15/2013 06:11 AM, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
> On 5/15/2013 5:48 AM, SwissCheese wrote:
>> On 05/14/2013 11:01 PM, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>>> On 5/14/2013 9:43 PM, SwissCheese wrote:
>>>> On 05/14/2013 09:41 AM, Richard Yates wrote:
>>>> > On Mon, 13 May 2013 15:15:06 +0100, fred <email(at)address(dot)com> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >> In article <kmqs3c$e3s$1(at)dont-email(dot)me>, jstucklex(at)attglobal(dot)net
>>>> >> says...
>>>> >>> As others have shown, is_numeric() returns false in several versions
>>>> >>> of PHP.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>
>>>> >> I have just typed in an exact copy of the test in my message of
>>>> >> 02:58pm
>>>> >> When you have run that on an apache PHP installation of the same
>>>> >> version
>>>> >> PHP as I listed (5.3.6) under windows7-64 bit - get back to me.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Otherwise I'm done repeating myself.
>>>> >>
>>>> >
>>>> > <?php
>>>> > $a = 'x11.11c';
>>>> > if(is_numeric($a)) { echo 'oops - a problem'; } else { echo 'okay'; }
>>>> > ?>
>>>> >
>>>> > Prints 'okay'
>>>> >
>>>> > Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit, PHP5.3.4, Apache2.2.17, (WAMP)
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>> That's backwards... you want:
>>>>
>>>> $a = 'x11.11c';
>>>> if(is_numeric($a)) { echo 'ok'; } else { echo 'not okay'; }
>>>>
>>>> Sorry, hit send too quick!
>>>>
>>>
>>> No, Richard had it correct. The if statement returns false, which is
>>> 'ok'. Your code would return 'not ok' - which is incorrect.
>>>
>>
>> norman@amd64x2:~$ php -a
>> Interactive shell
>>
>> php > $a = 'x';
>> php > if(is_numeric($a)) { echo 'okay'; } else { echo 'not okay'; }
>> not okay
>> php > $a = '11';
>> php > if(is_numeric($a)) { echo 'okay'; } else { echo 'not okay'; }
>> okay
>> php > $a = 'x11.11c';
>> php > if(is_numeric($a)) { echo 'okay'; } else { echo 'not okay'; }
>> not okay
>> php > $a = '0x1111c';
>> php > if(is_numeric($a)) { echo 'okay'; } else { echo 'not okay'; }
>> okay
>>
>>
>> As per http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.is-numeric.php :
>>
>> "Hexadecimal (e.g. 0xf4c3b00c), Binary (e.g. 0b10100111001), Octal (e.g.
>> 0777) notation is allowed too but only without sign, decimal and
>> exponential part."
>>
>>
>>
>
> Yes, I know how is_numeric() works. But you don't understand what his
> code was doing.
>
> Saying 'not ok' indicates is_numeric is broken - not that the value is
> not numeric. is_numeric() is not broken, so saying 'not ok' is the
> incorrect message.
>
> It is not saying the value is numeric.
>

You know, I've only had to read this post ten times to understand
what you were saying... ;) My thought was that the output was saying the
argument was 'ok' (a number) or 'not ok' (not a number'). I did not
consider the output to be a reflection of the status of is_numeric().

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		bug in is_numeric By: fred on Sun, 12 May 2013 14:22
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Salvatore on Sun, 12 May 2013 15:31
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Luuk on Sun, 12 May 2013 15:55
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Luuk on Sun, 12 May 2013 15:58
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Thomas Mlynarczyk on Sun, 12 May 2013 16:06
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Denis McMahon on Sun, 12 May 2013 16:24
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: fred on Sun, 12 May 2013 17:41
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Erwin Moller on Mon, 13 May 2013 11:50
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: fred on Mon, 13 May 2013 13:58
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Jerry Stuckle on Mon, 13 May 2013 14:11
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: fred on Mon, 13 May 2013 14:15
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Erwin Moller on Mon, 13 May 2013 15:29
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: J.O. Aho on Mon, 13 May 2013 17:55
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Richard Yates on Tue, 14 May 2013 13:41
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: SwissCheese on Wed, 15 May 2013 01:43
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Jerry Stuckle on Wed, 15 May 2013 03:01
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: SwissCheese on Wed, 15 May 2013 09:48
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Jerry Stuckle on Wed, 15 May 2013 10:11
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: SwissCheese on Thu, 16 May 2013 22:36
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Thomas 'PointedEars' on Wed, 15 May 2013 13:19
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Christoph Becker on Wed, 15 May 2013 18:23
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Thomas 'PointedEars' on Wed, 15 May 2013 18:49
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Christoph Becker on Wed, 15 May 2013 19:58
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Thomas 'PointedEars' on Wed, 15 May 2013 20:20
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Christoph Becker on Wed, 15 May 2013 20:42
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Thomas Mlynarczyk on Wed, 15 May 2013 21:53
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Christoph Becker on Wed, 15 May 2013 22:29
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Christoph Becker on Wed, 15 May 2013 22:40
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Thomas 'PointedEars' on Thu, 16 May 2013 03:00
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: SwissCheese on Thu, 16 May 2013 22:16
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Thomas 'PointedEars' on Thu, 16 May 2013 22:45
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: SwissCheese on Fri, 17 May 2013 02:52
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Thomas 'PointedEars' on Fri, 17 May 2013 16:33
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Christoph Becker on Fri, 17 May 2013 18:39
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Thomas 'PointedEars' on Fri, 17 May 2013 21:45
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Christoph Becker on Sat, 18 May 2013 12:47
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: SwissCheese on Thu, 16 May 2013 00:57
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Jerry Stuckle on Thu, 16 May 2013 04:09
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Christoph Becker on Thu, 16 May 2013 23:17
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Jerry Stuckle on Fri, 17 May 2013 00:30
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Christoph Becker on Sat, 18 May 2013 12:51
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Jerry Stuckle on Sat, 18 May 2013 14:07
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Sanders Kaufman on Sat, 18 May 2013 16:56
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Jerry Stuckle on Sat, 18 May 2013 18:32
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Thomas 'PointedEars' on Sat, 18 May 2013 20:24
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Jerry Stuckle on Sat, 18 May 2013 21:01
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Denis McMahon on Sat, 18 May 2013 21:58
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Jerry Stuckle on Sat, 18 May 2013 23:21
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Denis McMahon on Sun, 19 May 2013 02:22
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Jerry Stuckle on Sun, 19 May 2013 02:41
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Sanders Kaufman on Sun, 19 May 2013 10:28
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Jerry Stuckle on Sun, 19 May 2013 13:42
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Sanders Kaufman on Sun, 19 May 2013 16:42
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Jerry Stuckle on Sun, 19 May 2013 18:39
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Sanders Kaufman on Tue, 21 May 2013 06:01
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Jerry Stuckle on Tue, 21 May 2013 09:59
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: The Natural Philosoph on Sun, 19 May 2013 06:49
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Sanders Kaufman on Sun, 19 May 2013 10:31
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: The Natural Philosoph on Sun, 19 May 2013 11:39
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Jerry Stuckle on Sun, 19 May 2013 13:43
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Sanders Kaufman on Sun, 19 May 2013 16:52
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Jerry Stuckle on Sun, 19 May 2013 18:42
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Sanders Kaufman on Tue, 21 May 2013 06:03
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Jerry Stuckle on Tue, 21 May 2013 10:00
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Sanders Kaufman on Sun, 19 May 2013 16:45
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Sanders Kaufman on Sun, 19 May 2013 10:27
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Jerry Stuckle on Sun, 19 May 2013 13:45
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Sanders Kaufman on Sun, 19 May 2013 16:37
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Jerry Stuckle on Sun, 19 May 2013 18:43
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Sanders Kaufman on Tue, 21 May 2013 05:59
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Jerry Stuckle on Tue, 21 May 2013 10:02
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Sanders Kaufman on Sat, 18 May 2013 22:08
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: The Natural Philosoph on Sat, 18 May 2013 22:58
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Jerry Stuckle on Sat, 18 May 2013 23:22
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Sanders Kaufman on Sat, 18 May 2013 22:11
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Jerry Stuckle on Sat, 18 May 2013 23:23
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Sanders Kaufman on Sun, 19 May 2013 10:35
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Jerry Stuckle on Sun, 19 May 2013 13:46
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Sanders Kaufman on Sun, 19 May 2013 16:23
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Jerry Stuckle on Sun, 19 May 2013 18:44
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Sanders Kaufman on Tue, 21 May 2013 05:54
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Jerry Stuckle on Tue, 21 May 2013 10:03
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: fred on Thu, 23 May 2013 14:38
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Arno Welzel on Sat, 01 June 2013 15:36
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Jerry Stuckle on Sat, 01 June 2013 18:54
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Arno Welzel on Wed, 05 June 2013 13:25
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Jerry Stuckle on Wed, 05 June 2013 14:34
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Arno Welzel on Wed, 05 June 2013 15:02
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Jerry Stuckle on Wed, 05 June 2013 16:30
		OT: What you say is not always what you mean (was: Re: bug in is_numeric) By: Arno Welzel on Wed, 05 June 2013 18:20
		Re: OT: What you say is not always what you mean By: Jerry Stuckle on Wed, 05 June 2013 18:40
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Thomas 'PointedEars' on Sat, 18 May 2013 19:51
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Sanders Kaufman on Sat, 18 May 2013 22:13
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Thomas 'PointedEars' on Sat, 18 May 2013 22:49
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Sanders Kaufman on Sun, 19 May 2013 10:24
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Thomas 'PointedEars' on Sun, 19 May 2013 10:40
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: The Natural Philosoph on Sun, 19 May 2013 11:43
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Sanders Kaufman on Sun, 19 May 2013 16:29
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Norman Peelman on Sat, 18 May 2013 18:53
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: SwissCheese on Thu, 16 May 2013 22:41
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Daniel Pitts on Mon, 13 May 2013 15:35
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Denis McMahon on Mon, 13 May 2013 20:26
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Denis McMahon on Mon, 13 May 2013 20:15
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Robert Heller on Sun, 12 May 2013 18:03
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Thomas 'PointedEars' on Sun, 12 May 2013 16:03
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: fred on Sun, 12 May 2013 17:34
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Thomas 'PointedEars' on Sun, 12 May 2013 17:40
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Luuk on Sun, 12 May 2013 19:51
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Sanders Kaufman on Sun, 12 May 2013 16:47
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Luuk on Sun, 12 May 2013 16:56
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Thomas Mlynarczyk on Sun, 12 May 2013 17:05
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Thomas 'PointedEars' on Sun, 12 May 2013 17:38
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Thomas 'PointedEars' on Sun, 12 May 2013 17:46
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Jerry Stuckle on Sun, 12 May 2013 18:11
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Thomas 'PointedEars' on Sun, 12 May 2013 18:39
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Jerry Stuckle on Sun, 12 May 2013 20:51
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Thomas 'PointedEars' on Sun, 12 May 2013 23:27
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Jerry Stuckle on Mon, 13 May 2013 00:35
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Thomas 'PointedEars' on Mon, 13 May 2013 09:07
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Jerry Stuckle on Mon, 13 May 2013 13:02
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Thomas 'PointedEars' on Mon, 13 May 2013 14:57
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Thomas 'PointedEars' on Mon, 13 May 2013 15:10
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Jerry Stuckle on Mon, 13 May 2013 17:52
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Thomas 'PointedEars' on Mon, 13 May 2013 18:28
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: SwissCheese on Thu, 16 May 2013 22:28
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: Thomas 'PointedEars' on Thu, 16 May 2013 22:33
		Re: bug in is_numeric By: SwissCheese on Fri, 17 May 2013 02:34
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		Re: bug in is_numeric By: The Natural Philosoph on Sat, 18 May 2013 13:05
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