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author | Malcolm Fell <malcolm@vendhq.com> | 2013-06-28 09:03:08 +1200 |
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committer | Malcolm Fell <malcolm@vendhq.com> | 2013-06-28 09:03:08 +1200 |
commit | 91957c7cc2b1b0ecf131071ca7c7a2808d241f34 (patch) | |
tree | 575bca816f95902b223943025aa4ad62632d3f35 /php.html.markdown | |
parent | c5fca52d14fad914a65cdb66c51dfa9e33f3b8b8 (diff) |
Make comparisons clearer when type juggling
Diffstat (limited to 'php.html.markdown')
-rw-r--r-- | php.html.markdown | 17 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/php.html.markdown b/php.html.markdown index a9604df3..8f319930 100644 --- a/php.html.markdown +++ b/php.html.markdown @@ -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) |