Count numbers after decimal point

[Tjk]

Is there a way of counting the number of numbers after the decimal point of a sum?

For example...

[code=php:0]
<?
$sum= 100/$a_number;

//if $sum has so many numbers after a decimal point then do something else do something different
?>
[/code]

Help appreciated as always. :)

[BillyBoB]

are you trying to make the numbers behind the decimal go away like if the number was 1.1111111111 and u want 1.11 thats called the float might look that up
i havnt touched that in php before if thats not wat u need please inform me more :)

[Tjk]

:) No it isn't.

Basically if the $sum has the value 2.333333444445555 then the script will do something like add so much to another variable. But if the value is only 2 then it will do something like takeaway so much to this other variable.

So far I've been unable to find a way of doing it.

Thanks for any help you can give me.

[kenrbnsn]

You can use the explode() function to get that. Here's a short example:
[code]<?php
$x = 3574/297;
echo $x.'<br>';
$y = explode('.',$x);
echo '<pre>' . print_r($y,true) . '</pre>';
echo 'The number of digits after the decimal point is: ' . strlen($y[1]);
?>[/code]

Ken

[AndyB]

How would you distinguish between 2, 2.0, and 2.0000000000000000000, all of which have different numbers after the 2.

Perhaps you want to distinguish between a number that is an integer and one that isn't.

The ".. has so many numbers after a decimal point then do something else do something different" is just too vague.

Maybe Ken's solution is what you want. If not, explain clearly.

[Vinze]

Ken's solution could work, so could this:

[code]<?php
// Set $number to the number you want to check
$length = strlen(stristr(strval($number), '.'));
?>[/code]