Php Programming Code Examples Php > Strings Code Examples Easy Display of Dollars Easy Display of Dollars You know those stupid little things you come accross after years in the profession, that make you say "Golly, if I'd just known that 3 or 4 years ago, it would have saved a ton of work!" This is one of them. what is the easiest way to express a formatted dollar amount? <? echo(sprintf("\$ %.2f",$amount)); ?> Here is a more robust function: <? function dispdollars($amount, $style) { //slam it! $amount=doubleval($amount); if ($amount>=0) echo(sprintf("\$ %.2f",$amount); else if ($style==0) echo(sprintf("-\$ %.2f",-$amount); else echo("<font color=red>".sprintf("\$ %.2f",-$amount)."</font>"); } Example : <html> <? $amount=1.2345; echo("the value $amount expressed in dollars is ".dispdollars($amount)."."); ?> </html>
