strpos returns opposite of expected

[Pig]

if( strpos($recipe_instructions, "#") === FALSE )
	{
	$recipe_instructions = 
		"<ol>" . 
		str_replace("#", "<li>", purge_text($recipe_directions) ) . 
		"</ol>";
	}

I am trying to create a function where #'s are replaced with <li>. I don't want to do just a str_replace, because I need to worry about <ol> and </ol> being in there.

The idea is that if strpos doesn't find a match, then the fucntion doesn't run. The code above works, but it shouldn't. It originally said "!== FALSE", but that didn't work.

Why in the world does this work, but !== does not? Have I lost my mind?

[ir4z0r]

usually u use "==" for simple comparison and "!=" for not equal

the === operator checks for equality AND type

details> php.net / docs / Lang Ref / Operators / Comp. Ops

btw. just use: if (strpos(...)) { }
if strpos returns a position (anything except 0) than this expr. is true, else false