Using "()" for Negative Numbers

[cosmic_sniper]

Aside from money_format(), is there another way to use "()" instead of "-" for negative numbers?

 

Actually, using money_format() would be best for me but I've read somewhere that list of locale differ from server to server. Unfortunately, I cannot identify the list of locale supported on the server I'm using (Heliohost) since system('locale -a') is disabled.

 

Thanks in advance!

[xyph]

It should be quite easy, but keep in mind adding brackets to an integer will convert it to a string, and be unusable with math operators.

 

Check if the value is less than zero, if it is, multiply it by -1 (or convert to string and strip the leading hyphen) and surround it in brackets.

 

<?php

$int = -500;

if( $int < 0 ) {
$int *= -1;
echo "($int)";
}

?>

[Andy-H]

function invert($number)
{
   return (~$number + 1);
}

[cosmic_sniper]

Thanks it worked! Though, I made a little tweaking in able to incorporate number_format() that I need.

<?php
if($CG < 0) {
$CG *= -1;
echo "(". number_format($CG, 2, '.', ','). ")";
}
else {
echo number_format($CG, 2, '.', ',');
}
?>