Interesting behavior comparing integer with array in PHP

Question

In PHP I had to compare if an integer variable was less than a value of an array, but I had an error in the code and I found by chance an unexpected behavior.

I was comparing the integer with the array itself and it was returning true. Do you know why?

I've been searching about this in StackOverflow and php.net (PHP types comparisons) and I didn't found a specific answer.

Here you have a little code to test this.

<?php

$myArray = array();
$myInt = 1;

if($myInt < $myArray){
    echo "Int less than array\n";
}

if($myInt == $myArray){
    echo "Int equal to array\n";
}

if($myInt > $myArray){
    echo "Int greater than array\n";
}

I've tried different values for $myInt and different contents for $myArray and it always prints this:

Int less than array

@JonStirling That's what I would have thought as well, but then the last condition should match and not the first... — jeroen
– jeroen, Commented Sep 2, 2016 at 8:04
Can I ask why You need to do such comparison? What You want to achieve with this? — Rafal Kozlowski
– Rafal Kozlowski, Commented Sep 2, 2016 at 8:09

Chuck Norris · Accepted Answer · 2016-09-02 08:05:00Z

4

Comparing an array to anything else result in array is always greater :

see php doc - section Comparison with Various Types

answered Sep 2, 2016 at 8:05

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