PHP bcadd function

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bcadd

(PHP 3, PHP 4, PHP 5)

bcadd — Add two arbitrary precision numbersDescriptionstring bcadd ( string left_operand, string right_operand [, int scale] )

Sums left_operand and
right_operand.

Parameters

left_operand

The left operand, as a string.

right_operand

The right operand, as a string.

scale

This optional parameter is used to set the number
of digits after the decimal place in the result. You can also set the global default scale
for all functions by using bcscale().


Return Values

The sum of the two operands, as a string.

Examples

Example 1. bcadd() example

 
$a = '1.234';
$b = '5';
 
echo bcadd($a, $b);     // 6
echo bcadd($a, $b, 4);  // 6.2340

See Also

bcsub()



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