NumberFormatter::parseCurrency

numfmt_parse_currency

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numfmt_parse_currency — Parse a currency number

Description

Object oriented style

double NumberFormatter::parseCurrency ( string $value , string &$currency [, integer &$position ] )

Procedural style

double numfmt_parse_currency ( NumberFormatter $fmt , string $value , string &$currency [, integer &$position ] )

Parse a string into a double and a currency using the current formatter.

Parameters

fmt: NumberFormatter object.
position: Parameter to receive the currency name (3-letter ISO 4217 currency code).
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 parsed numeric value or FALSE on error.

Examples

Example #1 numfmt_parse_currency() example


<?php

$fmt = numfmt_create( 'de_DE', NumberFormatter::CURRENCY );

$num = "1.234.567,89 $";

echo "We have ".numfmt_parse_currency($fmt, $num, $curr)." in $curr\n";

?>

Example #2 OO example


<?php

$fmt = new NumberFormatter( 'de_DE', NumberFormatter::CURRENCY );

$num = "1.234.567,89 $";

echo "We have ".$fmt->parseCurrency($num, $curr)." in $curr\n";

?>

The above example will output:

We have 1234567.89 in USD