Re: PHP variable sanitization functions

[Slow2Show <sl2sho () yahoo com>]

In-Reply-To: <20030826112339.9708.qmail () operamail com>

// sanitize_int($integer) -- input integer, returns ONLY the integer (no 
extraneous 
//           characters
// sanitize_float($float) -- input float, returns ONLY the float (no 
extraneous 
//           characters)

any reason those are needed? why can't we just cast? it is shorter and 
faster...and gets the same result!

echo    "A forced integer=" . (int)$_GET['int_var'] ."\n".
        "a forced float=" . (float)$_GET['float_var'] . "\n";

lata,

-Slow2Show-