RE: [PHP] How do i assign Integers only and not real numbers?

You could cast it to an int, although the manual warns that you can get spurious errors upon casting an unknown fraction, so be careful. $year= (int) ($years); Mark -Original Message- From: Tom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 23 September 2002 15:47 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:

Re: [PHP] How do i assign Integers only and not real numbers?

Hi Tom, Try this: $years = round($years + ( $themonth / 12 )); From the manual: float round ( float val [, int precision]) Returns the rounded value of val to specified precision (number of digits after the decimal point). precision can also be negative or zero (default). ceil() and floor()

Re: [PHP] How do i assign Integers only and not real numbers?

+ ($themonth / 12) + 0.0001); ---John Holmes... - Original Message - From: Support @ Fourthrealm.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Tom [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 11:06 AM Subject: Re: [PHP] How do i assign Integers only and not real numbers? Hi Tom, Try

RE: [PHP] How do i assign Integers only and not real numbers?

Subject: Re: [PHP] How do i assign Integers only and not real numbers? If you end up using floor(), watch for floating point errors. You could expect your division to come out to a whole number, say 12, but be represented by 11.999 in the computer. So that'll floor() to 11. You can add