RE: [PHP-DB] number_format problem

Great answer... One question though, how would you convert it back to X,xxx.00 format?? Thanks Aleks -----Original Message----- From: Peter Beckman [mailto:beckman@purplecow.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 10:48 AM To: php-db@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] number_format problem On Wed, 5 Nov 2003, Dillon, John wrote: > I want to show a number from a database in the format x,xxx.00 in a > textfield, then if it is changed by the user I want to post the value > of the number to a decimal field. However, once you number_format the > number it becomes a string, and numbers like 3,379.90 give a value of > 3 when posted to the database, which is hinted at in the notes on > number_format. I suppose I need a string to number function - can > someone tell me what this might be called please? I use this: $x['funds'] = (int)preg_replace("/[\$,]/","",$x['funds']); where $x['funds'] contains something like $3,249,555.32, and the end result is an int of 3249555. I drop the cents... you want to keep 'em, change "int" to "float". Beckman --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Beckman Internet Guy beckman@purplecow.com http://www.purplecow.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php