The money_format Function
The money_format function converts a number into a string formatted as a monetary value according to the current locale. It accepts a format string as the first parameter and the number to format as the second. The function is only available on systems that support strfmon (e.g., Linux).
Syntax
money_format(format, number);
Example
Formatting a number into a monetary format for the US locale:
<?php
setlocale(LC_MONETARY, 'en_US');
echo money_format('%i', 1234.56);
?>
Code execution result:
'USD 1,234.56'
Example
Formatting with precision and currency symbol specification:
<?php
setlocale(LC_MONETARY, 'de_DE');
echo money_format('%.2n', 1234.56);
?>
Code execution result:
'1.234,56 EUR'
Example
Formatting a negative number:
<?php
setlocale(LC_MONETARY, 'en_GB');
echo money_format('%i', -1234.56);
?>
Code execution result:
'-£1,234.56'
See Also
-
the
number_formatfunction,
which formats a number with thousands separators -
the
sprintffunction,
which returns a formatted string
