PHP: number_format() function
PHP: Format a number with grouped thousands
The number_format() function is used to format a number (Floating number) with grouped thousands.
Version:
(PHP 4 and above)
Syntax:
number_format(number, decimals, dec_point, thousands_sep)
Parameter:
| Name | Description | Required / Optional |
Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| number | The input number. | Required | Float |
| decimals | Refer to the number of decimal points. | Optional | Integer |
| dec_point | Refers the separator of decimal points. | Optional | String |
| thousands_sep | Refers the thousands separator. | Optional | String |
Note: The function accepts one, two, or four parameters (not three).
Return value:
A formatted version of the number.
Value Type: String
Pictorial Presentation
Example:
<?php
$number=100000;
echo number_format($number).'<br>';
echo number_format($number, 2).'<br>';
echo number_format($number, 3).'<br>';
echo number_format($number, 2, ',', '.');
?>
Output:
100,000 100,000.00 100,000.000 100.000,00
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