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number_format

Name

number_format — Returns the formatted string representation of the value according to the format specified.

Synopsis

string number_format(num[, places][, decimal_separator][, thousands_separator]);
float num: Number to be formatted
int places (optional): Number of decimal places to return
string decimal_separator (optional): Decimal point separator
string thousands_separator (optional): Thousands separator

Returns

Formatted number as a string

Description

This function returns a string representation of the value given by num . This string has places decimal places, the decimal separator (radix) is decimal_separator , and the thousands separator is thousands_separator . This can be useful for printing numeric values intended for audiences in different locales or countries.

If you supply decimal_separator , you must also supply thousands_separator .

The default formatting is US/British. The default value for decimal_separator is ',' (a single comma), and the default value for thousands_separator is '.' (a single period).

If you don't provide places , the returned value is rounded off to zero decimal places.

Version

PHP 3, PHP 4

See also

See also printf() , sprintf()

Example

Example 684. Format a number

$number = 123456.789;
echo "US/British/Thai: " . number_format($number, 2) . "\n";
echo "Canadian/German: " . number_format($number, 2, ',', ' ') . "\n";
echo "(General) European: " . number_format($number, 2, ',', '.') . "\n";



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