Comparing any string to 0

[Radiance]

Hey all,

I'm having some major lack of understanding here.

$Var = 0
$String = "test"
MsgBox(0, "", $Var = $String)

 

Why is this True? Please explain.

[Jos]

This is because you are comparing numerically and a string is equal to zero.

To do a string compare you need to use ==

Jos

[Radiance]

To do a string compare you need to use ==

 

Is this the same like using String() on both items you are comparing?

[czardas]

Yes (well almost). The == operator also tests for case sensitivity in strings, and that's the difference.

Edited November 26, 2014 by czardas

[Radiance]

==

I've never even seen that in any script before.

Thank you both for your answers.