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number_format
- Thread starter curvv
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You'll need to use either "printf"(if you just want to print a formated number) or "sprintf"(if you want to format a number and save that formatted number in a variable). Both functions use the same formatting options. Go to and search for "sprintf".
I think this does the trick:
<?
$a = 3;
echo "Start with number = $a<br><br>";
$formated_num = sprintf("%03d", $a);
echo "\$a formated with sprintf(\"%03d\", \$a) = $formated_num<br>";
?>
Prints:
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Start with number = 3
$a formated with sprintf("%03d", $a) = 003
HTH.
Hardy Merrill
Mission Critical Linux, Inc.
I think this does the trick:
<?
$a = 3;
echo "Start with number = $a<br><br>";
$formated_num = sprintf("%03d", $a);
echo "\$a formated with sprintf(\"%03d\", \$a) = $formated_num<br>";
?>
Prints:
-----
Start with number = 3
$a formated with sprintf("%03d", $a) = 003
HTH.
Hardy Merrill
Mission Critical Linux, Inc.
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