RE: [PHP] how to convert simplexml oblect to float

You'll need to convert from a string to an int/float if you want to do any arithmetic on your value. (float) $fee should do the trick. Yes, you'll 'loose' the decimal price padding but this can simply be restored by using sprintf when you need to output the price as a string. Edward > Hi all, > > Does anyone know a way to convert a simplexml object to a float variable? > > I have an onbect: $fee, which is a decimal price. I need to add > something to > this price, but I loose the decimal part if I do. I've tried using > settype($fee, "float") but that doesn't work. > > All the simplexml examples in the manual concern strings, not numbers. > > Any suggestions? > > MTIA > > George in Oxford > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > >