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Posted by Kim Andrι Akerψ on 04/06/06 13:56
Chris H wrote:
> "Michael Pichler" <mail@michaelpichler.de> wrote in message
> news:e102a4$pci$01$1@news.t-online.com...
> > Chris H schrieb:
> > [...]
> > > in other words what is the correct format for this type of
> > > equation.
> > >
> > > $prize_pool = "5000";
> > > $total_points = 70% of $prize_pool
> >
> > I'm not sure if I understood your problem.
> >
> > <?
> > $total_points = (int) $prize_pool * 0.7;
> > // if needed
> > $total_points = round($total_points);
> > ?>
> >
> > Can it be that simple?
> >
> What does (int) do? I recognize it as something to do with "integer".
> but im not sure what exactly the purpose is of the (int) is
>
> <?
> $total_points = (int) $prize_pool * 0.7;
> // if needed
> $total_points = round($total_points);
> ?>
It converts the resulting float to an integer:
http://php.net/language.types.integer#language.types.integer.casting
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