Bug #66898 [Opn->Nab]: number_format requests extra parameters while not mandatory

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=66898&edit=1 ID: 66898 Updated by: requinix@php.net Reported by: wildewouter at gmail dot com Summary: number_format requests extra parameters while not mandatory -Status: Open +Status: Not a bug Type: Bug Package: Strings related Operating System: Ubuntu 13.10 PHP Version: 5.6.0alpha3 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Thank you for taking the time to write to us, but this is not a bug. Please double-check the documentation available at http://www.php.net/manual/ and the instructions on how to report a bug at http://bugs.php.net/how-to-report.php The very first thing said in the documentation is > This function accepts either one, two, or four parameters (not three): Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2014-03-13 11:43:57] wildewouter at gmail dot com Description: ------------ --- From manual page: http://www.php.net/function.number-format --- The final three parameters for the number_format function have a default but when only three of the parameters are filled in, the fourth has become mandatory and it returns null (no fatal error) Test script: --------------- <?php var_dump(number_format((float) 1.6, 1, '.')); Expected result: ---------------- This should output the string 1.6 Actual result: -------------- This outputs NULL ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=66898&edit=1