RE: Re[2]: [PHP] Math Question
| From: | Vincent Jansen | Date: | Wed, 11 Feb 2004 14:27:49 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: Re[2]: [PHP] Math Question | ||
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Hi Richard
I agree....
But you always want to round down ;)
Blake> Is there a function that when you divide 2 numbers you drop the
Blake> remainder and are left with the whole number.
Still seems floor() to me
Vincent
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Davey [mailto:rich@launchcode.co.uk]
Sent: woensdag 11 februari 2004 15:23
To: Vincent Jansen
Cc: php-general@lists.php.net
Subject: Re[2]: [PHP] Math Question
Hello Vincent,
Wednesday, February 11, 2004, 2:15:15 PM, you wrote:
VJ> Seems to me you need
VJ> floor($number1 / $number2)
Only if you always want to round *down* the equation. For example
flooring a result of 4.99 will give you an integer of 4 whereas
round() (or ceil()) will give you 5. It depends on the situation as to
which is most useful.
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Best regards,
Richard mailto:rich@launchcode.co.uk
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