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bcpowmod	bcsqrt

	Last updated: Thu, 26 Jun 2008

bcscale

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

bcscale — Set default scale parameter for all bc math functions

Description

bool bcscale ( int $scale )

Sets the default scale parameter for all subsequent bc math functions that do not explicitly specify a scale parameter.

Parameters

scale: The scale factor.

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Examples

Example #1 bcscale() example


<?php



// default scale : 3

bcscale(3);

echo bcdiv('105', '6.55957'); // 16.007



// this is the same without bcscale()

echo bcdiv('105', '6.55957', 3); // 16.007



?>

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bcpowmod	bcsqrt

	Last updated: Thu, 26 Jun 2008

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