== and === operators in php

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Published on 2010-06-16T12:59:43Z Indexed on 2010/06/16 13:02 UTC
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Lets say I have a variable that will always be a string.

Now take the code below:

if($myVar === "teststring")

Note $myVar will always be a string, so my questions is

Which is quicker/best, using === (Indentity) or the == (Equality)?

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