Inconsistencies ( return values )

[JustBreathe]

It is said that an 'if clause' should return true if the evaluation within isn't false.

PHP Code:

function onCreated()
  {
  // eval function: return ( var ? true : false );
  // evalFIX function: return ( var != false );

  eval( new TStaticVar() ); // returns false
  evalFIX( new TStaticVar() ); // returns true

  eval( false ); // returns false
  evalFIX( false ); // returns false

  eval( "" ); // returns false
  evalFIX( "" ); // returns false

  eval( null ); // returns false
  evalFIX( null ); // returns false

  eval( "false" ); // returns false
  evalFIX( "false" ); // returns false

  eval( {"stuff", "Things"} ); // returns false
  evalFIX( {"stuff", "Things"} ); // returns true

  eval( "stuff,Things" ); // returns true
  evalFIX( "stuff,Things" ); // returns true

  eval( true ); // returns true
  evalFIX( true ); // returns true

  eval( "Stuff" ); // returns true
  evalFIX( "Stuff" ); // returns true

  }

function eval( var )
  {
  return ( var ? true : false );
  }

function evalFIX( var )
  {
  return (var != false);
  } 


As shown:

Objects return false in an if clause... obj != false, returns true.

"string,var" returns true, while {"string","var"} returns false. ( string representation of array, and array )...


I believe it would be better having the evalFix, rather than the eval as return... This would allow flexability as such:

PHP Code:

  if ( pl = getPlayer("JustBreathe") )
    {
    pl.stuff;
    } else {
    return false;
    }