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Posted by nostabo on 12/22/06 23:50
Thanks, Lost...
the str_replace(',', '', $_POST['numbers']) works. I was hoping for
something more elegant, possibly an "undocumented feature" of the
number_format function, but this works fine.
Rick
"-Lost" <spam_ninjaREMOVEME@REMOVEMEcomcast.net> wrote in message
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> "nostabo" <nostabo@microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have been trying to display numbers (actually money amounts) on an
HTML
> > form in text type input boxes and then use the posted values in
calculations
> > using PHP. The problem is that I can accept inputted values from a text
box
> > when entered in the 1000 or 1000.00, but when a users adds a comma the
value
> > (for example 1,000.00) the value is displayed as 1.0 by the
number_format
> > function (see my code below)
> >
> > <input type='text' id='software' name='software' value='<?php print
> > number_format($_POST['software'], 2);?>' >
> >
> > But, this also affects any reposting of the form since the posted var
takes
> > on the value as displayed in the text box.
> >
> > Is there a way around this? This bad value eventually shows up in the
> > "posted" var if the form is resent after the user makes a change, so it
can
> > screw up my calculations.
>
> $_POST['numbers'] = '1,000,000';
> print str_replace(',', '', $_POST['numbers'])
>
> Would be my first guess. Some might say use a regular expression here,
but it is faster
> to use native functions (functions that serve the *exact* purpose).
>
> -Lost
>
>
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