George,
have a look at number_format()
(http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.number-format.php). that in
combo with round() should do the trick.
On Fri, 3 Dec 2004 16:16:27 -0000, n.a.morgan@xxxxxxxxxx
<n.a.morgan@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> You could try concatenating a string of "0"s (£25.5000) on the end and using
> substr on the whole to get your £25.50.
>
> $currency = $currency . "000";
> $currency = substr( $currency, 0, strpos($currency,'.') + 3 )
>
> Neil Morgan
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: George Pitcher [mailto:george.pitcher@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 03 December 2004 15:49
> To: php-windows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: displaying neat and tidy currency notation?
>
> Hi,
>
> I want to be able to display the results of some calculations as currency
> such as £25.50, but round($var,2) produces £25.5.
>
> I've tried writing my own function but that just fouled up the calculation.
>
> Any tips or suggestions?
>
> Cheers
>
> George in Oxford
>
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