Get modulus of an arbitrary precision number (original) (raw)
bcmod
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
bcmod — Get modulus of an arbitrary precision number
Description
bcmod ( string $dividend , string $divisor [, int $scale = 0 ] ) : string
Parameters
dividend
The dividend, as a string.
divisor
The divisor, as a string.
Return Values
Returns the modulus as a string, or NULL if divisor is 0.
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 7.2.0 | dividend and divisor are no longer truncated to integer, so now the behavior ofbcmod() follows fmod() rather than the % operator. |
| 7.2.0 | The scale parameter was added. |
Examples
Example #1 bcmod() example
<?php bcscale(0); echo bcmod( '5', '3'); // 2 echo bcmod( '5', '-3'); // 2 echo bcmod('-5', '3'); // -2 echo bcmod('-5', '-3'); // -2 ?>
Example #2 bcmod() with decimals
<?php bcscale(1); echo bcmod('5.7', '1.3'); // 0.5 as of PHP 7.2.0; 0 previously ?>
See Also
- bcdiv() - Divide two arbitrary precision numbers