Re: Force variables to add
| From: | Jeff Warrington | Date: | Thu, 11 Jan 2001 01:47:58 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Force variables to add | ||
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In article <CKEMJEADMOCEHPHJKLPACEENCCAA.brandon@webintellects.com>,
"Brandon Orther" <brandon@webintellects.com> wrote:
You will want to apply a cast to the variables to force the addition
to be dealing with numbers.
So, if $var1 = "2" and $var2 = "3",
then
$var3 = (int) $var1 + (int) $var2;
print($var3);
will show 5
see: http://www.php.net/manual/language.types.type-juggling.php
Jeff
> I have 2 variables, and I want them to add with each other. But all I
> get is the first variable and then the second variable. Here is and
> example:
>
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> $var1 = "2";
> $var2 = "3";
>
> $var3 = $var1 + $var2;
>
> echo "$var3";
>
> OUTPUT = 23
> ------------------------
>
> Does anyone know how I can forces them to add?
>
> Thank you,
>
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> Brandon Orther WebIntellects Design/Development Manager
> brandon@webintellects.com
> 800-994-6364
> www.webintellects.com
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