Re: Formatting numbers
| From: | CPT John W. Holmes | Date: | Thu, 24 Jul 2003 20:35:33 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Formatting numbers | ||
| References: | 1 | Groups: | php.db |
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> I am a little new to PHP, but I am trying to pull numbers from a database
> that has both phone numbers and social security numbers for a client. My
> Client doesn't want the numbers to come out like 5555555555 but (555)
> 555-5555. My question is can I use format_number() to do this and if so
how
> do I make it change from a comma and every three spaces to fit the formats
> above? I know that this is probably pretty simple, but I can't seem to
find
> the answer anywhere (possibly right under my freakin' nose :D).
Use substr() to grab the pieces you want and add formatting around them.
us2.php.net/substr
---John Holmes...