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Edit summary for version 17 by programming-idioms.org:
[PHP] PROBLEM: this works only when $x and $y are positive.
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Version 16

2018-03-05, 16:04:30

Version 17

2018-03-05, 16:05:21

Idiom #86 Check if integer multiplication will overflow

Write boolean function multiplyWillOverflow which takes two integers x, y and return true if (x*y) overflows.

Idiom #86 Check if integer multiplication will overflow

Write boolean function multiplyWillOverflow which takes two integers x, y and return true if (x*y) overflows.

Code 
function multiplyWillOverflow($x, $y)
{
      return ($x * $y) > PHP_INT_MAX;
}
Code 
function multiplyWillOverflow($x, $y)
{
      return ($x * $y) > PHP_INT_MAX;
}
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PHP_INT_MAX has different values on 32bit vs 64bit machines
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PHP_INT_MAX has different values on 32bit vs 64bit machines.

PROBLEM: this works only when $x and $y are positive.
Doc URL
http://php.net/manual/en/reserved.constants.php
Doc URL
http://php.net/manual/en/reserved.constants.php