Posted by dkirkdrei on 08/28/07 01:57

On Aug 27, 5:59 pm, Krustov <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
> <comp.lang.php>
> <>
> <Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:36:14 -0700>
> <1188250574.997233.228...@57g2000hsv.googlegroups.com>
>
> > I am looking for a way to round a number (which will be displayed as a
> > dollar amount) to the nearest nickel. Using the php round function
> > only allows you to control the number of decimal places in a number. I
> > need to round to the nearest .05. For example: 5.36 would be rounded
> > to 5.35, 10.49 would be rounded to 10.50, etc.. Any help would be
> > greatly appreciated.
>
> Here goes the worst ever php code posted to this newsgroup .
>
> But hang loose as somebody will be along shortly with a one line
> solution :-)
>
> <?php
>
> $demo=12.34;
>
> print "demo = $demo <br><br>";
>
> $daffyduck=strlen($demo);
> print "daffyduck = $daffyduck <br><br>";
>
> $mickymouse=substr($demo,$daffyduck-3,1);
> print "mickymouse = $mickymouse <br><br>";
>
> if ($mickymouse==".")
> {
>
> $snowwhite=substr($demo,0,$daffyduck-1);
> print "snowwhite = $snowwhite <br><br>";
>
> $dwarfs=substr($demo,$daffyduck-1,1);
> print "dwarfs = $dwarfs <br><br>";
>
> if ($dwarfs==0) {$poop=0;}
> if ($dwarfs==1) {$poop=0;}
> if ($dwarfs==2) {$poop=0;}
> if ($dwarfs==3) {$poop=5;}
> if ($dwarfs==4) {$poop=5;}
> if ($dwarfs==5) {$poop=5;}
> if ($dwarfs==6) {$poop=5;}
> if ($dwarfs==7) {$poop=0;}
> if ($dwarfs==8) {$poop=0;}
> if ($dwarfs==9) {$poop=0;}
>
> $albundy=$snowwhite . $poop;
> print "albundy = $albundy <br><br>";
>
> }
>
> ?>
>
> --
> (c) The Amazing Krustov

Krustov,

I am loving the script but I think I will have to work on the $poop a
bit. lol, When I get to a situation where the 1st digit after the
decimal needs to be rounded up, it still rounds down. This adds even
more diffuculty to it when I have a number like 5.98 as the entire
number will round to 6.00. Thanks for the help!

dkirk....

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