Re: IF conditionals

On Sat, 19 Feb 2000, Monte Ohrt wrote:
> Currently, IF conditionals include =, !=, <, >, <=, >=.
> 
> What about supporting an alternative syntax, like:
> eq, ne, lt, gt, lte, gte

Why?

> Also, how will the comparisons work if one is a number
> and one is a string?
> 
> {{if 122 < "0123"}}
> 
> We could separate the comparison behavior out with the syntax
> of the conditional operator, or we could let the php
> template engine intelligently decide how variables
> are compared with simple rules (I like the second idea, it's easier
> for a designer.)

The comparisons will be performed using PHP's internal comparison
functions which are smart enough to compare "0123" against 122 as a
number.

-Andrei

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