#28228 [Opn->Csd]: number_format function bug

ID: 28228 Updated by: iliaa@php.net Reported By: bichinhoverde at spwinternet dot com dot br -Status: Open +Status: Closed Bug Type: Unknown/Other Function Operating System: windows and linux PHP Version: 4.3.6 New Comment: This bug has been fixed in CVS. Snapshots of the sources are packaged every three hours; this change will be in the next snapshot. You can grab the snapshot at http://snaps.php.net/. Thank you for the report, and for helping us make PHP better. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-04-30 09:19:20] derick@php.net It's not a feature, it's a bug of course. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-04-30 03:34:07] bichinhoverde at spwinternet dot com dot br 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The remainder of the comments for this report are too long. To view the rest of the comments, please view the bug report online at http://bugs.php.net/28228 -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=28228&edit=1