From:             daniel dot buschke at nextiraone dot de
Operating system: Linux
PHP version:      5.2.11
PHP Bug Type:     Math related
Bug description:  unexpected result converting float to int

Description:
------------
Hi,
when I convert following float:

float(232)

into an int I get:

int(231).


The float was calculated by 2.32 * 100. I know that this may result in
232.00000000001 or 231.999999999 but the behavior is unexcpected because
var_dump does not show the real (more or less wrong) float number.

This one is exact the same as #2835 but the bug was closed without any
further comments. The provided solution is unacceptable.

How to convert 2.32 into an integer of the value 232?


BTW: Please do not set this bug to bogus or closed with the default text
for that problem ;-). As you can see in your bugtracker the community wants
a solution for that. Please also remember that PHP is a scripting language
which mainly ignores datatypes. This problem is not comprehensible to
beginners (webdesigners ;-) ).


I do not want to blame you with that but I just want to find a usefull
solution. Please keep communication with community.


regards
Daniel

Reproduce code:
---------------
<?php

messUpFloat(2.32);
messUpFloat(8.28);

function messUpFloat($float) {
        echo '--------- ' . $float . ' --------' . PHP_EOL;
        $a = $float;
        var_dump($a);
        $b = $a * 100 + 0;
        var_dump($b);
        $c = (int)$b;
        var_dump($c);
}

?>


Expected result:
----------------
--------- 2.32 --------
float(2.32)
float(232)
int(232)
--------- 8.28 --------
float(8.28)
float(828)
int(828)


or (but not preferred ;-) )

--------- 2.32 --------
float(2.32)
float(231.999999999999999)
int(231)
--------- 8.28 --------
float(8.28)
float(827.999999999999999)
int(827)


Actual result:
--------------
--------- 2.32 --------
float(2.32)
float(232)
int(231)
--------- 8.28 --------
float(8.28)
float(828)
int(827)


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