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bcsub

Name

bcsub — Subtracts right operand from left operand.

Synopsis

string bcsub(left_operand, right_operand[, scale]); string left_operand: Number to subtract from string right_operand: Number to subtract int scale (optional): Number of decimal places to return

Returns

Subtracted number

Description

bcsub() subtracts the second number from the first number and returns the result, formatted with a specified number of decimal places (optional).

Version

Existing since version 3.0

Example

Example 15. Subtract two large numbers

$num1 = "9912343.34546";
$num2 = "34546.9912343";
echo bcsub($num1, $num2, 3);

Output:
9877796.354

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