PHP Equivalent of JavaScript whatever.toFixed(2)

Folks, I need to take a given float value to, say, two decimals, as
per subject JS. I've RTFM, but to no avail.

Can someone HELP????

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Arnie Shore wrote:
> Folks, I need to take a given float value to, say, two decimals, as per
> subject JS. I've RTFM, but to no avail.

$str = sprintf("%01.2f", $number);

On Sep 8, 3:52*pm, Arnie Shore <shor...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Folks, I need to take a given float value to, say, two decimals, as
> per subject JS. *I've RTFM, but to no avail.
>
> Can someone HELP????
>
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http://www.php.net/round

Arnie Shore wrote:
>> Folks, I need to take a given float value to, say, two decimals, as per
>> subject JS. I've RTFM, but to no avail.

On Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:03:54 +0200, Sjoerd wrote:
>$str = sprintf("%01.2f", $number);

Skinning cat, method two:

$str = number_format($number, 2);
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Ross McKay, Toronto, NSW Australia
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- The Wee Book of Calvin

Ross McKay schreef:
> Arnie Shore wrote:
>>> Folks, I need to take a given float value to, say, two decimals, as per
>>> subject JS. I've RTFM, but to no avail.
>
> On Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:03:54 +0200, Sjoerd wrote:
>> $str = sprintf("%01.2f", $number);
>
> Skinning cat, method two:
>
> $str = number_format($number, 2);

watch out with number_format() it will format according to the current locale
unless you specify the decimal and thousands seperator char explicitly ... e.g.

english: 1,000.00
dutch: 1.000,00

Nathan Rixham schreef:
> Jochem Maas wrote:
>> Ross McKay schreef:
>>> Arnie Shore wrote:
>>>>> Folks, I need to take a given float value to, say, two decimals, as
>>>>> per
>>>>> subject JS. I've RTFM, but to no avail.
>>>
>>> On Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:03:54 +0200, Sjoerd wrote:
>>>> $str = sprintf("%01.2f", $number);
>>>
>>> Skinning cat, method two:
>>>
>>> $str = number_format($number, 2);
>>
>> watch out with number_format() it will format according to the current
>> locale
>> unless you specify the decimal and thousands seperator char explicitly
>> ... e.g.
>>
>> english: 1,000.00
>> dutch: 1.000,00
>>
>>
>>
> maybe I'm reading this wrong but
> http://uk2.php.net/manual/en/function.round.php
>

what about round(), what's the problem?

Jochem Maas wrote:
> Ross McKay schreef:
>> Arnie Shore wrote:
>>>> Folks, I need to take a given float value to, say, two decimals, as per
>>>> subject JS. I've RTFM, but to no avail.
>>
>> On Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:03:54 +0200, Sjoerd wrote:
>>> $str = sprintf("%01.2f", $number);
>>
>> Skinning cat, method two:
>>
>> $str = number_format($number, 2);
>
> watch out with number_format() it will format according to the current
> locale
> unless you specify the decimal and thousands seperator char explicitly
> ... e.g.
>
> english: 1,000.00
> dutch: 1.000,00
>
>
>
maybe I'm reading this wrong but
http://uk2.php.net/manual/en/function.round.php