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Timur Uzel
Courses Plus Student 3,383 PointsWhen i gettype(1.1) it returns a double, not a float. Why is this?
When I type in...
<?php echo gettype(1.1) ?>
it returns a double, not a float.
2 Answers
Adam Young
15,791 PointsFrom http://php.net/manual/en/function.gettype.php:
"double" (for historical reasons "double" is returned in case of a float, and not simply "float")
In PHP, at least, a float and double are the same datatype.
Gonzalo Blasco
11,927 PointsIt looks doubles is the new float...