formatting numbers

[jericho]

When I print a variable it appears on my screen like this 832873673. How can I format the variable, so I see it on my screen as: 832 873 673? (thousand seperator)

[pyro]

Use chunk_split() (http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.chunk-split.php)

<?PHP
$var = "832873673";
$output = chunk_split($var,"3");
echo $output;
?>

[Da Warriah]

actually according to the php.net chunk_split() function you posted, that would give:

832
873
673

because the string end defaults to \r\n

$output = chunk_split($var,"3", " ");

that would do what you wanted;)

[pyro]

Nope, it will return exactly what they asked for...

[jericho]

Thanks. I applied pyro's original code, but it doesn't do the trick.

I have a number 10000 and after echo chunk_split($variable,"3");

I got 100 00.

Not good. The space should be counted "from the other side".

How to format it right?

[Kr|Z]

$var = 10000;
$number = number_format($var, " ", " ", " ");

[jericho]

Thanks! This works just as it should!

[jericho]

OK, how about when I use float(12,2) number? How can I format it so it looks like this: 1 000 000.00?

When I apply $number = number_format($var, " ", " ", " "); the 2 decimal numbers are cut off.

[DaiWelsh]

Check the documentation for the function here (http://uk.php.net/manual/en/function.number-format.php) . The format you want is probably

number_format($var,2,'.',' ')

btw, the original suggestion given was not strictly correct as param 2 should be an int.

HTH,

Dai

[jericho]

Thanks! That's correct.

[DaiWelsh]

np :)