Re: What to use?

From: "Robert Cummings" <robert@interjinn.com> > On Thu, 2003-09-25 at 16:28, Jeff McKeon wrote: > > Correct me if I'm wrong please, but I think number_format() has the > > adverse effect of changing the value type from numeric to char and > > therefore baring you from using it in mathematical equation later in the > > script. > > > > Anyway that's what it seemed to do to me when I used it on results from > > a MySQL query... > > That shouldn't happen. PHP is a typeless language and so type > conversions are juggled on the fly. If you pass a numerical string to a > mathematical operator, then the string will be converted to the > appropriate value. If you get a result of "1,234.56" from number_format() and try to use that as a numerical value (i.e. it's converted to an int or float), you'll end up with the value being 1, though. Everything after the first non-numeric character is lost. That's what he's talking about. ---John Holmes...