PHP bcmul function

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bcmul

(PHP 3, PHP 4, PHP 5)

bcmul — Multiply two arbitrary precision numberDescriptionstring bcmul ( string left_operand, string right_operand [, int scale] )

Multiply the left_operand by the
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

Returns the result as a string.

Examples

Example 1. bcmul() example

echo bcmul('1.34747474747', '35', 3); // 47.161
echo bcmul('2', '4'); // 8

See Also

bcdiv()



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