PHP money_format() Function

PHP money_format() Function

The money_format() function in PHP formats a number as a currency string and returns a formatted version of number.

Syntax

money_format ( string $format , float $number ) 

Parameter

format(required)- This parameter specifies the string to be formatted and how to format the variables in it.

number (required)- This parameter signifies the number to be inserted at the %-sign in the format string.

Return

This function returns the formatted string. It returns NULL and emits E_WARNING for Non-numeric number causes.

Example 1

Output

Number:4678.76
After using the money_format() function:4678.76   

Example 2

<?php  
//specifying the number
$num =-4678.76;// passing a negative number 
//printing the number
echo "Number:".$num;  
echo "\n";   
//returning a string formatted as a currency string.
setlocale(LC_MONETARY,"de_DE");  
echo "After using the money_format() function:".money_format("%.2n", $num);  
?>   

Output

Number:-4678.76
After using the money_format() function:-4678.76   

Example 3

<?php  
//specifying the number
$num =-4678.76;// passing a negative number 
//printing the number
echo "Number:".$num;  
echo "\n";   
//returning a string formatted as a currency string.
setlocale(LC_MONETARY, 'en_US');  
// Printing the international format as per the en_US locale  
echo "After the money_format() function:".money_format('%i', $num);  
?>   

Output

Number:-4678.76 After the money_format() function:-4678.76