CVS update: php3/doc/functions

Date: Tuesday October 20, 1998 @ 3:19 Author: ssb Update of /repository/php3/doc/functions In directory asf:/u2/tmp/cvs-serv19343 Modified Files: math.sgml Log Message: mention the bc functions and the M_PI constant Index: php3/doc/functions/math.sgml diff -c php3/doc/functions/math.sgml:1.13 php3/doc/functions/math.sgml:1.14 *** php3/doc/functions/math.sgml:1.13 Mon Jul 27 19:37:00 1998 --- php3/doc/functions/math.sgml Tue Oct 20 03:19:11 1998 *************** *** 3,8 **** --- 3,46 ---- <title>Mathematical Functions</title> <titleabbrev>Math.</titleabbrev> + <partintro> + <sect1> + <title>Introduction</title> + <para> + These math functions will only handle values within the range of + the long and double types on your computer. If you need to + handle bigger numbers, take a look at the <link + linkend="ref.bc">arbitrary precision math functions</link>. + </para> + <sect2> + <title>Math constants</title> + <para> + The following values are defined as constants in PHP by the math + extension: + <table> + <title>Math constants</title> + <tgroup cols="3"> + <thead> + <row> + <entry>Constant</entry> + <entry>Value</entry> + <entry>Description</entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry>M_PI</entry> + <entry>3.14159265358979323846</entry> + <entry>The value of ¶ (pi)</entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </para> + </sect2> + </sect1> + </partintro> + <refentry id="function.abs"> <refnamediv> <refname>Abs</refname> -- PHP Development Mailing List http://www.php.net/ To unsubscribe send an empty message to php-dev-unsubscribe@lists.php.net For help: php-dev-help@lists.php.net