#28228 [Opn]: number_format function bug

ID: 28228 User updated by: bichinhoverde at spwinternet dot com dot br Reported By: bichinhoverde at spwinternet dot com dot br Status: Open Bug Type: Unknown/Other Function Operating System: windows and linux PHP Version: 4.3.6 New Comment: Just in case someone finds this "feature report", here is a work around: number_format(1234.5678*100,0,'',''); It prints "123457" as I wanted. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-04-30 03:22:50] bichinhoverde at spwinternet dot com dot br I was expecting the same behavior for the decimal point and the thousands separator. If you write: number_format(1234.5678, 2, 'a', 'b'); It outputs: 1b234a57 Is it understandable? Does it matter? If you specify no thousands separator, it displays the number without it. But the same is not true for the decimal point. These two lines have the same result: number_format(1234.5678, 2, '', ''); number_format(1234.5678, 2, '.', ''); It shouldn't be, IMHO. Now, why would I use fractional numbers without the decial point? Because I must print bank codes that have currency values in them. They use fixed point (2 decimal places) instead of floating point. So, $ 1234,55 will be 123455 in the bank code. Got it? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-04-30 03:04:39] amt@php.net Oops. Disregard that last comment. What I meant to write was: This is a bug, not a feature. Why would you want to print a number without a decimal point? It wouldn't be the same number. A number without a thousands separator, however, is still understandable. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-04-30 03:02:53] amt@php.net Please try using this CVS snapshot: http://snaps.php.net/php4-STABLE-latest.tar.gz For Windows: http://snaps.php.net/win32/php4-win32-STABLE-latest.zip ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-04-30 02:49:02] bichinhoverde at spwinternet dot com dot br Description: ------------ When I put an empty string '' as the decimal point in the number_format function, it uses the dot '.' as decimal point. The function works well for the thousands separator. Reproduce code: --------------- print number_format(1234.5678, 2, '', ''); Expected result: ---------------- 123457 Actual result: -------------- 1234.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=28228&edit=1