Re: Doing simple math

On Tue, 2003-06-03 at 19:49, Chris Cameron wrote: > I'm having a problem I don't think I should be having. Basically, I'm > doing some simple math, and I'm having issues in making PHP do it (with > the brackets in particular). > > An example that looks like it -should- work: > > $Math = sqrt(81)(5+4)-1; > > Well of course that doesn't work because of the (I believe) brackets. > I'm unable to think of any easy alternative that wouldn't make > reading/writing these things terribly messy/hard. > > The above examples I just pulled out of the air, but I need to deal with > many groupings with brackets, various functions (pow() and sqrt() > mostly) and basic addition and subtraction, which adds a greater > complexity. > > Have I missed something obvious? Or am I doomed to do a bunch of smaller > math things so that I can do these bigger ones? What is the relation between the sqrt(81) and the (5+4)-1? i.e. there is no operator there...which operator *should* be there? Torben > Thanks, > Chris > > -- > Chris Cameron > UpNIX Internet Administrator > ardvark.upnix.net > bitbucket.upnix.net > -- > http://www.upnix.com -- Torben Wilson <torben@php.net> +1.604.709.0506 http://www.thebuttlesschaps.com http://www.inflatableeye.com http://www.hybrid17.com http://www.themainonmain.com -----==== Boycott Starbucks! http://www.haidabuckscafe.com ====-----