Re: FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT non/sense

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From	"M. Strobel" <sorry_no_mail_here@nowhere.dee>
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Subject	Re: FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT non/sense
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Am 16.02.2012 12:53, schrieb Thomas Mlynarczyk:
> Michael Fesser schrieb:
> 
>>>> $ php -r "echo filter_var('456,999', FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT,
>>>> FILTER_FLAG_ALLOW_THOUSAND);"
>>>> 456,999
>>> Hm, it is still messed up, in the default setup it eats points and commas.
>> Correct. [...]
> 
> I consider this a very strange definition of "correct". The point (pun intended) of
> floats is precisely to be able to have a decimal point. It is absolutely ridiculous
> to filter that out by default. Do you have to explicitly allow "@" when filtering
> e-mail addresses?
> 
--cut

> Greetings,
> Thomas

I read this as "correct, it is messed up".

So we seem to agree this is ridiculous and unusable.

I wondered if there was some hidden secret - none so far.

/Str.

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FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT non/sense "M. Strobel" <sorry_no_mail_here@nowhere.dee> - 2012-02-15 19:57 +0100
  Re: FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT non/sense Michael Fesser <netizen@gmx.de> - 2012-02-15 21:05 +0100
    Re: FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT non/sense "M. Strobel" <sorry_no_mail_here@nowhere.dee> - 2012-02-15 22:48 +0100
      Re: FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT non/sense Michael Fesser <netizen@gmx.de> - 2012-02-15 23:48 +0100
        Re: FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT non/sense Thomas Mlynarczyk <thomas@mlynarczyk-webdesign.de> - 2012-02-16 12:53 +0100
          Re: FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT non/sense "M. Strobel" <sorry_no_mail_here@nowhere.dee> - 2012-02-16 13:34 +0100
            Re: FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT non/sense Captain Paralytic <paul_lautman@yahoo.com> - 2012-02-16 04:46 -0800
            Re: FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT non/sense Michael Fesser <netizen@gmx.de> - 2012-02-16 13:49 +0100
              Re: FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT non/sense Thomas Mlynarczyk <thomas@mlynarczyk-webdesign.de> - 2012-02-16 14:22 +0100
                Re: FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT non/sense Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2012-02-16 14:16 +0000
                Re: FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT non/sense "Peter H. Coffin" <hellsop@ninehells.com> - 2012-02-16 09:36 -0600
                Re: FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT non/sense Thomas Mlynarczyk <thomas@mlynarczyk-webdesign.de> - 2012-02-16 17:38 +0100
                Re: FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT non/sense Thomas Mlynarczyk <thomas@mlynarczyk-webdesign.de> - 2012-02-16 17:32 +0100
                Re: FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT non/sense "M. Strobel" <sorry_no_mail_here@nowhere.dee> - 2012-02-16 18:02 +0100
                Re: FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT non/sense Captain Paralytic <paul_lautman@yahoo.com> - 2012-02-17 03:25 -0800
                Re: FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT non/sense "M. Strobel" <sorry_no_mail_here@nowhere.dee> - 2012-02-17 18:19 +0100
                Re: FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT non/sense Captain Paralytic <paul_lautman@yahoo.com> - 2012-02-20 04:31 -0800
                Re: FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT non/sense Michael Fesser <netizen@gmx.de> - 2012-02-17 20:35 +0100
                Re: FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT non/sense Erwin Moller <erwinmollerusenet@xs4all.nl> - 2012-02-20 10:46 +0100

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