php

Implicit conversion from float (number) to int loses precision

i used to use this formula before php 8.1

<?php
$number = 0;
echo log10(abs($number)) / 3 | 0;

echo PHP_EOL;

$number = 100;
echo log10(abs($number)) / 3 | 0;

echo PHP_EOL;
    
$number = 1100;
echo log10(abs($number)) / 3 | 0;

echo PHP_EOL;
    
$number = 10000000;
echo log10(abs($number)) / 3 | 0;
?>

and it worked fine but now i keep getting these errors from them after upgrading

Deprecated: Implicit conversion from float -INF to int loses precision

Deprecated: Implicit conversion from float 0.6666666666666666 to int loses precision

Deprecated: Implicit conversion from float 1.0137975617194084 to int loses precision

Deprecated: Implicit conversion from float 2.3333333333333335 to int loses precision

and i can not find or understand why it is happening now from the 8.1 docs

Solution

  • You're getting an implicit conversion to integer when you perform the bitwise OR operation via the | operator. It's an... odd... way to convert to integer. To avoid the warning, just explicitly convert instead.

    Implicit:

    echo log10(abs($number)) / 3 | 0;

    Explicit via function:

    echo intval(log10(abs($number)) / 3);

    Or via cast:

    echo (int) (log10(abs($number)) / 3);