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<?php # basic test string_lt('a', 'z'); string_lt('z', 'a'); # numeric strings string_lt('22', '123'); string_lt('123', '22'); # non-numeric strings string_lt('bb', 'abc'); string_lt('abc', 'bb'); # non-numeric strings with numbers in # should be the same as "numeric strings" if strcmp() really does string comparison string_lt('22x', '123x'); string_lt('123x', '22x'); function string_lt($str1, $str2) { # you can't use < operator for comparing strings # wacky stuff will happen $lt_says = ((string) $str1 < (string) $str2); # see what strcmp() says $strcmp_says = strcmp($str1, $str2); echo "$str1 less than $str2; lt_says: $lt_says, strcmp_says: $strcmp_says\n"; }