Re: [RFC] [Discussion] Support object type in BCMath

On Tue, Mar 26, 2024, at 12:50 PM, Saki Takamachi wrote: > Hi Barney, > >> No, that's not quite what I meant - I meant more like the opposite: >> >> >> ``` >> $bcNum = new BcNum('1234567890123456789.23456789'); >> echo $bcNum->format(8, '.', ',') // >> 1,234,567,890,123,456,789.23456789 >> ``` >> >> >> Maybe also worth providing a way to specify that all decimals should be printed, instead of >> just a fixed number of decimals. > > Ah I see! It sounds exactly like number_format. Sure, this > might make > sense. To me, this seems worth supporting. > > > BTW, > ``` > $bcNum = new BcNum('1234567890123456789.23456789’); > ``` > > When I saw this, I thought that the behavior when $scale is omitted is > that in addition to the option of "using the global setting value", > there is also the option of "counting the length of $num > and storing > all $num”. In other words, it does not use any global > settings. > > Which of these do you think is better? Global mode settings are an anti-pattern in most cases. Please avoid those whenever possible, as they lead to unpredictable behavior. --Larry Garfield