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authorMalcolm Fell <malcolm@vendhq.com>2013-06-28 09:03:08 +1200
committerMalcolm Fell <malcolm@vendhq.com>2013-06-28 09:03:08 +1200
commit91957c7cc2b1b0ecf131071ca7c7a2808d241f34 (patch)
tree575bca816f95902b223943025aa4ad62632d3f35
parentc5fca52d14fad914a65cdb66c51dfa9e33f3b8b8 (diff)
Make comparisons clearer when type juggling
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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 6 deletions
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@@ -111,24 +111,29 @@ echo function_result(); // Output the result of a function call that returns a v
### Assignment
```php
-$a = 1;
-$b = 2;
-$a = $b; // A now contains the same value sa $b
-$a = &$b; // A now contains a reference to $b. Changing the value of $a will change the value of $b also, and vice-versa.
+$x = 1;
+$y = 2;
+$x = $y; // A now contains the same value sa $y
+$x = &$y; // A now contains a reference to $y. Changing the value of $x will change the value of $y also, and vice-versa.
```
### Comparison
```php
+// These comparisons will always be true, even if the types aren't the same.
$a == $b // TRUE if $a is equal to $b after type juggling.
-$a === $b // TRUE if $a is equal to $b, and they are of the same type.
$a != $b // TRUE if $a is not equal to $b after type juggling.
$a <> $b // TRUE if $a is not equal to $b after type juggling.
-$a !== $b // TRUE if $a is not equal to $b, or they are not of the same type.
$a < $b // TRUE if $a is strictly less than $b.
$a > $b // TRUE if $a is strictly greater than $b.
$a <= $b // TRUE if $a is less than or equal to $b.
$a >= $b // TRUE if $a is greater than or equal to $b.
+
+// The following will only be true the values match and they are the same type.
+$a === $b // TRUE if $a is equal to $b, and they are of the same type.
+$a !== $b // TRUE if $a is not equal to $b, or they are not of the same type.
+1 == '1' // TRUE
+1 === '1' // FALSE
```
## [Type Juggling](http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.types.type-juggling.php)