Edward, Thanks - did the trick. Cheers George > -----Original Message----- > From: Edward Kay [mailto:edward@xxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: 20 November 2006 9:29 am > To: George Pitcher > Cc: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: how to convert simplexml oblect to float > > > You'll need to convert from a string to an int/float if you want to do any > arithmetic on your value. > > (float) $fee > > should do the trick. Yes, you'll 'loose' the decimal price > padding but this > can simply be restored by using sprintf when you need to output > the price as > a string. > > Edward > > > > Hi all, > > > > Does anyone know a way to convert a simplexml object to a float > variable? > > > > I have an onbect: $fee, which is a decimal price. I need to add > > something to > > this price, but I loose the decimal part if I do. I've tried using > > settype($fee, "float") but that doesn't work. > > > > All the simplexml examples in the manual concern strings, not numbers. > > > > Any suggestions? > > > > MTIA > > > > George in Oxford > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
