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Re: Formatting a number

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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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>> <paul_laut...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> On Jan 29, 4:45 am, Scott Johnson <nooneh...@chalupasworld.com> wrote:
>>>> Hello
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>>>> I am looking if there is a better way to write the following if possible.
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>>>> I would like to display the negative sign in front of the dollar sign
>>>> when the unit is negative.
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>>>> if($units < 0){
>>>>          $f_units = '-$' . number_format($units * -1);} else {
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>>>>          $f_units = '$' . number_format($units);
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>>>> }
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>>>> I need $units to stay untouched since I am using it in a calculation
>>>> later down.
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>>>> Thanks
>>>> Scotty
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>>> 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.
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>>> Here's one:
>>> $f_units = (($units<0)?'-':'').number_format(abs($units));
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>> I think you mean:
>> $f_units = (($units<0)?'-$':'$').number_format(abs($units));
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> Or I may have meant:
> $f_units = (($units<0)?'-':'').'$'.number_format(abs($units));
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Yes I like this one, tks. @cp

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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

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