converting string to float

[pipe.jack]

I'm trying to convert string to float and my float after conversion is
0 (zero). Here is my code:

$c = $currencies->format($cart->show_total());
echo gettype($c);
echo (float)$c;

$c = 39.59
gettype($c) = string
echo (float)$c; = 0

any other string such as "2.34" converted into float exactly the same
way works fine.

Thanks,
JP

[Kimmo Laine]

pi*******@gmail.com kirjoitti:

I'm trying to convert string to float and my float after conversion is
0 (zero). Here is my code:

$c = $currencies->format($cart->show_total());
echo gettype($c);
echo (float)$c;

$c = 39.59
gettype($c) = string
echo (float)$c; = 0

any other string such as "2.34" converted into float exactly the same
way works fine.

Thanks,
JP

What does $currencies->format() do and why wouldn't you just use the
$cart->show_total()?
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[Rik]

On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 18:32:15 +0100, <pi*******@gmail.comwrote:

I'm trying to convert string to float and my float after conversion is
0 (zero). Here is my code:

$c = $currencies->format($cart->show_total());
echo gettype($c);
echo (float)$c;

$c = 39.59
gettype($c) = string
echo (float)$c; = 0

any other string such as "2.34" converted into float exactly the same
way works fine.

Are you looking at this in a HTML page? If so, what does the source say?
Someone just recently had this problem because the value was
'<b>12.34</b>' rather then '12.34'.... Try an echo htmlentities($c);
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Rik Wasmus

[pipe.jack]

Are you looking at this in a HTML page? If so, what does the source say?

Someone just recently had this problem because the value was
'<b>12.34</b>' rather then '12.34'.... Try an echo htmlentities($c);

Thanks both of you. The htmlentities($c) output was $12.34 caused by
the $currencies->format() function.