Posted by Colin McKinnon on 06/08/05 11:43

Kaptain524 wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am using PHP 5.0.4 with Apache 2, on WinXP Pro. This behavior
> appears to be fundamental however, and should not be affected by
> platform.
>
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> What I would like to know, is if this is actually a bug, or if this
> behavior is intentional.

If we're voting I say BUG!

Following on from the recent discussion of typing in PHP, I like the way it
uses context to cast type, but I can't see how that could be used as a
basis for justifying this kind of behaviour[1]; it just seems inconsistent.

[1] - not that I am aware of anybody actually doing so

C.

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