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PHP String Exercises : Format values in currency style

PHP String: Exercise-8 with Solution

Write a PHP script to format values in currency style.

Sample values : value1 = 65.45, value2 = 104.35

Sample Solution:

PHP Code:

<?php
$value1 = 65.45;
$value2 = 104.35;
echo sprintf("%1.2f", $value1+$value2)."\n";
?>

Sample Output: 

169.80

Flowchart :

Flowchart: Format values in currency style

PHP Code Editor:

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PHP: Tips of the Day

$_COOKIE: This SuperGlobal Variable is used to retrieve Cookie value with given Key.

Example:

<?php
$cookie_name = "data";
$cookie_value = "Foo Bar";
setcookie($cookie_name, $cookie_value, time() + (86400 * 30), "/"); 
if(!isset($_COOKIE[$cookie_name])) {
 echo "Cookie named '" . $cookie_name . "' is not set!";
}
else {
 echo "Cookie '" . $cookie_name . "' is set!";
 echo "\n";
 echo "Value is: " . $_COOKIE[$cookie_value];
}
?>

Output:

Cookie named 'data' is not set!