Documented research indicate that on Wed, 22 Jun 2005 09:17:48 -0400, Jack Jackson wrote: > Hello, > > On a site I'm listing measurements in both inches and cm; in the db > they're stored as inches. To convert them to cm I'm doing: > > <?php echo ($cartoon['art_width'] * 2.54); ?> x <?php echo > ($cartoon['art_height'] * 2.54); ?> cm > > How can I limit the result of that math to one decimal place, ie, 9.5 > cm, not 9.523 cm? number_format() ... it's under Math commands in the manual I believe so you'd do: <?php echo(number_format($cartoon['art_width'] * 2.54,1)); ?> x <?php echo(number_format($cartoon['art_height'] * 2.54,1)); ?> cm This also puts a , for every thousand by the way. It has an option to feed it a specific format string, but I never use that part of it, so you'll have to check the manual for that if you need it, sorry. Rene -- Rene Brehmer aka Metalbunny We have nothing to fear from free speech and free information on the Internet, but pop-up advertising! http://metalbunny.net/ My little mess of things... -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
