NumberFormatter::parse

numfmt_parse

Parse a number

Description

Object oriented style

public mixed NumberFormatter::parse ( string $value [, int $type [, int &$position ]] )

Procedural style

mixed numfmt_parse ( NumberFormatter $fmt , string $value [, int $type [, int &$position ]] )

Parse a string into a number using the current formatter rules.

Parameters

fmt

NumberFormatter object.

type

The formatting type to use. By default, NumberFormatter::TYPE_DOUBLE is used.

position

Offset in the string at which to begin parsing. On return, this value will hold the offset at which parsing ended.

Return Values

The value of the parsed number or FALSE on error.

Examples

Example #1 numfmt_parse example

<?php
$fmt 
numfmt_create'de_DE'NumberFormatter::DECIMAL );
$num "1.234.567,891";
echo 
numfmt_parse($fmt$num)."\n";
echo 
numfmt_parse($fmt$numNumberFormatter::TYPE_INT32)."\n";
?>

Example #2 OO example

<?php
$fmt 
= new NumberFormatter'de_DE'NumberFormatter::DECIMAL );
$num "1.234.567,891";
echo 
$fmt->parse($num)."\n";
echo 
$fmt->parse($numNumberFormatter::TYPE_INT32)."\n";
?>

The above example will output:

1234567.891
1234567

See Also

  • numfmt_get_error_code
  • numfmt_format
  • numfmt_parse_currency