PHP ignoring typecast through class

[aximbigfan]

I have a code layout with a class. In that class is a function that must return either a string or an integer. The problem is that even when (int) is used in front of the variable to return, the return is ALWAYS a string.

Any ideas? The function works just fine on i's own.

Thanks,
Chris

 

[CrackerJack]

I have a code layout with a class. In that class is a function that must return either a string or an integer. The problem is that even when (int) is used in front of the variable to return, the return is ALWAYS a string.

Any ideas? The function works just fine on i's own.

Thanks,
Chris

pm me

 

[aximbigfan]

You got mail.

Thanks!

Chris

 

[Kreij]

While Pm'ing is great, people cannot see the solution to your problem.
Please post the solution here when you resolve the problem.

 

[aximbigfan]

There was no solution. He tried, but we couldn't solve it.

Unless someone can figure out whats going on here, I'll assume it is a bug in PHP and needs to be reported.

Chris

 

[Kreij]

CAn you post a little code, so we can see what you are trying to do?

 

[panchoman]

do you have updated php with all functions avaliable and all like xeon and stuff like that.

 

[Oliver_FF]

As far as I know PHP is a loosely typed language in that there is only one data type, "var"...

 

[ZenZimZaliben]

There are many data types. $str $int $vchar ....ie.

The question is this class file pulling from a database? It could be that the database field is setup to be a string.

Either way something as simple as this can do string to int conversion.
<?php
$str = "10";
$num = (int)$str;
if ($str === 10) echo "String";
if ($num === 10) echo "Integer";
?>