[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #25280: wp_localize_script unexpectedly converts numbers to strings

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#25280: wp_localize_script unexpectedly converts numbers to strings
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 Reporter:  adamsilverstein         |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement             |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                  |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  I18N                    |     Version:  3.2
 Severity:  normal                  |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch dev-feedback  |     Focuses:  javascript
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Comment (by jtsternberg):

 Replying to [comment:29 Fab1en]:
 > * in JavaScript, check that the variable has been transformed to a
 string (whereas you should normally expect it to be an integer)

 Most javascript linters expect strict type-checking, so yes, every time I
 use the values to compare, I check strictly, as a string, because that is
 what is always provided by wp_localize_script.

 > If this is really what you are doing (checking that an integer is
 transformed into a string), you just have to wrap the integer into a
 string in PHP to fix this.

 Yes, I know how to fix my scripts/code. My point is for all the
 unsuspecting victims who are type-checking strictly and have no idea this
 change is in the works. That's what back-compatibility is all about.

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