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  Formatting a number Scott Johnson <noonehome@chalupasworld.com> - 2013-01-28 20:45 -0800
    Re: Formatting a number Captain Paralytic <paul_lautman@yahoo.com> - 2013-01-29 02:19 -0800
      Re: Formatting a number Scott Johnson <noonehome@chalupasworld.com> - 2013-01-29 05:28 -0800
      Re: Formatting a number Richard Yates <richard@yatesguitar.com> - 2013-01-29 06:39 -0800
        Re: Formatting a number Captain Paralytic <paul_lautman@yahoo.com> - 2013-01-30 02:05 -0800
          Re: Formatting a number Richard Yates <richard@yatesguitar.com> - 2013-01-30 07:33 -0800
          Re: Formatting a number Scott Johnson <noonehome@chalupasworld.com> - 2013-01-30 16:38 -0800
    Re: Formatting a number The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-01-29 10:20 +0000
    Re: Formatting a number Paul Herber <paul@pherber.com> - 2013-01-29 10:38 +0000
      Re: Formatting a number Paul Herber <paul@pherber.com> - 2013-01-29 10:40 +0000

#8140 — Formatting a number

Hello

I am looking if there is a better way to write the following if possible.

I would like to display the negative sign in front of the dollar sign 
when the unit is negative.

if($units < 0){
	$f_units = '-$' . number_format($units * -1);
} else {
	$f_units = '$' . number_format($units);
}

I need $units to stay untouched since I am using it in a calculation 
later down.

Thanks
Scotty

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#8143

On Jan 29, 4:45 am, Scott Johnson <nooneh...@chalupasworld.com> wrote:
> Hello
>
> I am looking if there is a better way to write the following if possible.
>
> I would like to display the negative sign in front of the dollar sign
> when the unit is negative.
>
> if($units < 0){
>         $f_units = '-$' . number_format($units * -1);} else {
>
>         $f_units = '$' . number_format($units);
>
> }
>
> I need $units to stay untouched since I am using it in a calculation
> later down.
>
> Thanks
> Scotty

How do you define "better". I can give you "other" ways to do it, but
I have no idea what your criteria would be in deciding whether any of
them are better.

Here's one:
$f_units = (($units<0)?'-':'').number_format(abs($units));

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#8150

On 1/29/2013 2:19 AM, Captain Paralytic wrote:
> On Jan 29, 4:45 am, Scott Johnson <nooneh...@chalupasworld.com> wrote:
>> Hello
>>
>> I am looking if there is a better way to write the following if possible.
>>
>> I would like to display the negative sign in front of the dollar sign
>> when the unit is negative.
>>
>> if($units < 0){
>>          $f_units = '-$' . number_format($units * -1);} else {
>>
>>          $f_units = '$' . number_format($units);
>>
>> }
>>
>> I need $units to stay untouched since I am using it in a calculation
>> later down.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Scotty
>
> How do you define "better". I can give you "other" ways to do it, but
> I have no idea what your criteria would be in deciding whether any of
> them are better.
>
> Here's one:
> $f_units = (($units<0)?'-':'').number_format(abs($units));
>

I originally wrote 'elegant' but I think you got the jest.

I like one liners as yours and forgot about the abs() function
Thanks.

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#8151

On Tue, 29 Jan 2013 02:19:14 -0800 (PST), Captain Paralytic
<paul_lautman@yahoo.com> wrote:

>On Jan 29, 4:45 am, Scott Johnson <nooneh...@chalupasworld.com> wrote:
>> Hello
>>
>> I am looking if there is a better way to write the following if possible.
>>
>> I would like to display the negative sign in front of the dollar sign
>> when the unit is negative.
>>
>> if($units < 0){
>>         $f_units = '-$' . number_format($units * -1);} else {
>>
>>         $f_units = '$' . number_format($units);
>>
>> }
>>
>> I need $units to stay untouched since I am using it in a calculation
>> later down.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Scotty
>
>How do you define "better". I can give you "other" ways to do it, but
>I have no idea what your criteria would be in deciding whether any of
>them are better.
>
>Here's one:
>$f_units = (($units<0)?'-':'').number_format(abs($units));

I think you mean: 
$f_units = (($units<0)?'-$':'$').number_format(abs($units));

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#8152

On Jan 29, 2:39 pm, Richard Yates <rich...@yatesguitar.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 29 Jan 2013 02:19:14 -0800 (PST), Captain Paralytic
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> <paul_laut...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >On Jan 29, 4:45 am, Scott Johnson <nooneh...@chalupasworld.com> wrote:
> >> Hello
>
> >> I am looking if there is a better way to write the following if possible.
>
> >> I would like to display the negative sign in front of the dollar sign
> >> when the unit is negative.
>
> >> if($units < 0){
> >>         $f_units = '-$' . number_format($units * -1);} else {
>
> >>         $f_units = '$' . number_format($units);
>
> >> }
>
> >> I need $units to stay untouched since I am using it in a calculation
> >> later down.
>
> >> Thanks
> >> Scotty
>
> >How do you define "better". I can give you "other" ways to do it, but
> >I have no idea what your criteria would be in deciding whether any of
> >them are better.
>
> >Here's one:
> >$f_units = (($units<0)?'-':'').number_format(abs($units));
>
> I think you mean:
> $f_units = (($units<0)?'-$':'$').number_format(abs($units));

Or I may have meant:
$f_units = (($units<0)?'-':'').'$'.number_format(abs($units));

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#8153

On Wed, 30 Jan 2013 02:05:01 -0800 (PST), Captain Paralytic
<paul_lautman@yahoo.com> wrote:

>On Jan 29, 2:39 pm, Richard Yates <rich...@yatesguitar.com> wrote:
>> On Tue, 29 Jan 2013 02:19:14 -0800 (PST), Captain Paralytic
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> <paul_laut...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> >On Jan 29, 4:45 am, Scott Johnson <nooneh...@chalupasworld.com> wrote:
>> >> Hello
>>
>> >> I am looking if there is a better way to write the following if possible.
>>
>> >> I would like to display the negative sign in front of the dollar sign
>> >> when the unit is negative.
>>
>> >> if($units < 0){
>> >>         $f_units = '-$' . number_format($units * -1);} else {
>>
>> >>         $f_units = '$' . number_format($units);
>>
>> >> }
>>
>> >> I need $units to stay untouched since I am using it in a calculation
>> >> later down.
>>
>> >> Thanks
>> >> Scotty
>>
>> >How do you define "better". I can give you "other" ways to do it, but
>> >I have no idea what your criteria would be in deciding whether any of
>> >them are better.
>>
>> >Here's one:
>> >$f_units = (($units<0)?'-':'').number_format(abs($units));
>>
>> I think you mean:
>> $f_units = (($units<0)?'-$':'$').number_format(abs($units));
>
>Or I may have meant:
>$f_units = (($units<0)?'-':'').'$'.number_format(abs($units));

Yes, I thought of that one and wondered if there is any difference in
their efficiency, however small. I went with the first only because it
was fewer characters. 

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#8154

On 1/30/2013 2:05 AM, Captain Paralytic wrote:
> On Jan 29, 2:39 pm, Richard Yates <rich...@yatesguitar.com> wrote:
>> On Tue, 29 Jan 2013 02:19:14 -0800 (PST), Captain Paralytic
>>
>>
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>>
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>> <paul_laut...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> On Jan 29, 4:45 am, Scott Johnson <nooneh...@chalupasworld.com> wrote:
>>>> Hello
>>
>>>> I am looking if there is a better way to write the following if possible.
>>
>>>> I would like to display the negative sign in front of the dollar sign
>>>> when the unit is negative.
>>
>>>> if($units < 0){
>>>>          $f_units = '-$' . number_format($units * -1);} else {
>>
>>>>          $f_units = '$' . number_format($units);
>>
>>>> }
>>
>>>> I need $units to stay untouched since I am using it in a calculation
>>>> later down.
>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Scotty
>>
>>> How do you define "better". I can give you "other" ways to do it, but
>>> I have no idea what your criteria would be in deciding whether any of
>>> them are better.
>>
>>> Here's one:
>>> $f_units = (($units<0)?'-':'').number_format(abs($units));
>>
>> I think you mean:
>> $f_units = (($units<0)?'-$':'$').number_format(abs($units));
>
> Or I may have meant:
> $f_units = (($units<0)?'-':'').'$'.number_format(abs($units));
>

Yes I like this one, tks. @cp

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#8144

On 29/01/13 04:45, Scott Johnson wrote:
> Hello
>
> I am looking if there is a better way to write the following if possible.
>
> I would like to display the negative sign in front of the dollar sign
> when the unit is negative.
>
> if($units < 0){
>      $f_units = '-$' . number_format($units * -1);
> } else {
>      $f_units = '$' . number_format($units);
> }
>
> I need $units to stay untouched since I am using it in a calculation
> later down.
>
> Thanks
> Scotty
  try printf or sprintf..



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#8146

On Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:45:09 -0800, Scott Johnson <noonehome@chalupasworld.com> wrote:

>Hello
>
>I am looking if there is a better way to write the following if possible.
>
>I would like to display the negative sign in front of the dollar sign 
>when the unit is negative.
>
>if($units < 0){
>	$f_units = '-$' . number_format($units * -1);
>} else {
>	$f_units = '$' . number_format($units);
>}
>
>I need $units to stay untouched since I am using it in a calculation 
>later down.

Have you looked at money_format()
Might be available on all systems though.



-- 
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#8147

On Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:38:59 +0000, Paul Herber <paul@pherber.com> wrote:

>On Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:45:09 -0800, Scott Johnson <noonehome@chalupasworld.com> wrote:
>
>>Hello
>>
>>I am looking if there is a better way to write the following if possible.
>>
>>I would like to display the negative sign in front of the dollar sign 
>>when the unit is negative.
>>
>>if($units < 0){
>>	$f_units = '-$' . number_format($units * -1);
>>} else {
>>	$f_units = '$' . number_format($units);
>>}
>>
>>I need $units to stay untouched since I am using it in a calculation 
>>later down.
>
>Have you looked at money_format()
>Might be available on all systems though.
       ^ not


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