#25864 [Opn->Bgs]: sprintf error

ID: 25864 Updated by: tony2001@php.net Reported By: heppevonhambach at web dot de -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Bug Type: Unknown/Other Function Operating System: linux PHP Version: Irrelevant 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 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 Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-10-14 10:01:43] tony2001 at phpclub dot net pay attention: var_dump($n); will output float(1234567890120). i.e. your integer were automagically converted to float. so you need to use: $s = sprintf( "%0{$nL}.0f",$n ); to get expected result. look here for more info: http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.types.integer.php ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-10-14 09:14:13] heppevonhambach at web dot de Description: ------------ looks like sprintf has problems with big numbers Reproduce code: --------------- $n = 1234567890123; $nL = 17; $s = sprintf( "%0{$nL}d",$n ); Expected result: ---------------- 00001234567890123 Actual result: -------------- 00000001912276171 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=25864&edit=1