bcadd

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)

Add two arbitrary precision numbers

string bcadd ( string $left_operand, string $right_operand [, int $scale = 0 ] )

Sums left_operand and right_operand.

Parameters:

left_operand

The left operand, as a string.

right_operand

The right operand, as a string.

scale

This optional parameter is used to set the number of digits after the decimal place in the result. If omitted, it will default to the scale set globally with the bcscale() function, or fallback to 0 if this has not been set.

Returns:

The sum of the two operands, as a string.

Examples:

bcadd() example

<?php

$a = '1.234';
$b = '5';

echo bcadd($a, $b);     // 6
echo bcadd($a, $b, 4);  // 6.2340

?>