BC Math Functions
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bcadd

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)

bcaddAdd two arbitrary precision numbers

Description

string bcadd ( string $left_operand , string $right_operand [, int $scale = 0 ] )

Sums left_operand and right_operand.

Parameters

left_operand

The left operand, as a string.

right_operand

The right operand, as a string.

scale

This optional parameter is used to set the number of digits after the decimal place in the result. If omitted, it will default to the scale set globally with the bcscale() function, or fallback to 0 if this has not been set.

Return Values

The sum of the two operands, as a string.

Examples

Example #1 bcadd() example

<?php

$a 
'1.234';
$b '5';

echo 
bcadd($a$b);     // 6
echo bcadd($a$b4);  // 6.2340

?>

See Also


BC Math Functions
PHP Manual