php man page for numfmt_parse

NUMFMT_PARSE(3) 							 1							   NUMFMT_PARSE(3)

NumberFormatter::parse - Parse a number

	Object oriented style

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

DESCRIPTION
	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
	      o $fmt
		-NumberFormatter object.

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

	      o $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(3) example

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

       Example #2

	      OO example

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

       The above example will output:

       1234567.891
       1234567

SEE ALSO
       numfmt_get_error_code(3), numfmt_format(3), numfmt_parse_currency(3).

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