Comments on: Odd or Even Number http://magp.ie/2010/02/19/php-odd-or-even-number/ A nest for the random, shiny, online tidbits I stumble across... Tue, 08 May 2012 11:07:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Ryan McCue http://magp.ie/2010/02/19/php-odd-or-even-number/#comment-44 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:39:12 +0000 http://magp.ie/?p=109#comment-44 $x % 2 is the equivalent of x mod 2 in maths, which is the remainder when x is divided by 2. So, for 0, you get 0, for 1 you get 1, for 2 you get 0, etc. So when converted to a boolean value, any value of $x divisible by 2 will be false, and the rest will be true.

Hope that helps. :)

]]> By: Eoin http://magp.ie/2010/02/19/php-odd-or-even-number/#comment-6 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:30:05 +0000 http://magp.ie/?p=109#comment-6 Hey Kevin! 1st comment on my blog… you win a prize!

I’ll buy you a pint in WCSF :)

]]> By: Kevin Conboy http://magp.ie/2010/02/19/php-odd-or-even-number/#comment-5 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:11:45 +0000 http://magp.ie/?p=109#comment-5 I’ve always used if($x%2 == false) which I think means it’s odd, I can never remember. And I have no idea why it works.

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