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xenon · 01-20-2008, 07:52 PM

Explicit type casting shouldn't be used to initalize variables, but to ensure you get the right data type when using it (that's what I believe, however).

PHP Code:


			
$a = 3; // implicit cast to integer

$a = 'abcd'; // implicit cast to string



(float) $a = 'asdf'; // why? not useful at all

01-20-2008, 07:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
xenon The Frequenter Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 438 Thanks: 3	Explicit type casting shouldn't be used to initalize variables, but to ensure you get the right data type when using it (that's what I believe, however). PHP Code: `$a = 3; // implicit cast to integer $a = 'abcd'; // implicit cast to string (float) $a = 'asdf'; // why? not useful at all` __________________ I have optimistic thoughts, even though sometimes (if not always) life's a bitch.