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<reference id="ref.bc">
<title>BCMath Arbitrary Precision Mathematics Functions</title>
<titleabbrev>BC math</titleabbrev>
<partintro>
<para>
These functions are only available if PHP was configured with
<option role="configure">--enable-bcmath</option>.
</para>
<note>
<para>
Due to changes in the licensing, the BCMATH library is distributed
separate from the standard PHP source distribution.
You can download the tar-gzipped archive at the url:
<ulink url="&url.bcmath;">&url.bcmath;</ulink>. Read the
file <filename>README.BCMATH</filename> in the PHP distribution
for more information.
</para>
</note>
</partintro>
<refentry id="function.bcadd">
<refnamediv>
<refname>bcadd</refname>
<refpurpose>Add two arbitrary precision numbers</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<funcsynopsis>
<funcprototype>
<funcdef>string <function>bcadd</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>string <parameter>left operand</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>string <parameter>right operand</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>int
<parameter><optional>scale</optional></parameter>
</paramdef>
</funcprototype>
</funcsynopsis>
<para>
Adds the <parameter>left operand</parameter> to the
<parameter>right operand</parameter> and returns the sum in a
string. The optional <parameter>scale</parameter> parameter is
used to set the number of digits after the decimal place in the
result.
</para>
<para>
See also <function>bcsub</function>.
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
<refentry id="function.bccomp">
<refnamediv>
<refname>bccomp</refname>
<refpurpose>Compare two arbitrary precision numbers</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<funcsynopsis>
<funcprototype>
<funcdef>int <function>bccomp</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>string <parameter>left operand</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>string <parameter>right operand</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>int
<parameter><optional>scale</optional></parameter>
</paramdef>
</funcprototype>
</funcsynopsis>
<para>
Compares the <parameter>left operand</parameter> to the
<parameter>right operand</parameter> and returns the result as an
integer. The optional <parameter>scale</parameter> parameter is
used to set the number of digits after the decimal place which
will be used in the comparion. The return value is 0 if the two
operands are equal. If the <parameter>left operand</parameter>
is larger than the <parameter>right operand</parameter> the
return value is +1 and if the <parameter>left operand</parameter>
is less than the <parameter>right operand</parameter> the return
value is -1.
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
<refentry id="function.bcdiv">
<refnamediv>
<refname>bcdiv</refname>
<refpurpose>Divide two arbitrary precision numbers</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<funcsynopsis>
<funcprototype>
<funcdef>string <function>bcdiv</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>string <parameter>left operand</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>string <parameter>right operand</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>int
<parameter><optional>scale</optional></parameter>
</paramdef>
</funcprototype>
</funcsynopsis>
<para>
Divides the <parameter>left operand</parameter> by the
<parameter>right operand</parameter> and returns the result. The
optional <parameter>scale</parameter> sets the number of digits
after the decimal place in the result.
</para>
<para>
See also <function>bcmul</function>.
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
<refentry id="function.bcmod">
<refnamediv>
<refname>bcmod</refname>
<refpurpose>
Get modulus of an arbitrary precision number
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<funcsynopsis>
<funcprototype>
<funcdef>string <function>bcmod</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>string <parameter>left operand</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>string <parameter>modulus</parameter></paramdef>
</funcprototype>
</funcsynopsis>
<para>
Get the modulus of the <parameter>left operand</parameter> using
<parameter>modulus</parameter>.
</para>
<para>
See also <function>bcdiv</function>.
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
<refentry id="function.bcmul">
<refnamediv>
<refname>bcmul</refname>
<refpurpose>Multiply two arbitrary precision number</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<funcsynopsis>
<funcprototype>
<funcdef>string <function>bcmul</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>string <parameter>left operand</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>string <parameter>right operand</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>int
<parameter><optional>scale</optional></parameter>
</paramdef>
</funcprototype>
</funcsynopsis>
<para>
Multiply the <parameter>left operand</parameter> by the
<parameter>right operand</parameter> and returns the result. The
optional <parameter>scale</parameter> sets the number of digits
after the decimal place in the result.
</para>
<para>
See also <function>bcdiv</function>.
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
<refentry id="function.bcpow">
<refnamediv>
<refname>bcpow</refname>
<refpurpose>
Raise an arbitrary precision number to another
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<funcsynopsis>
<funcprototype>
<funcdef>string <function>bcpow</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>string <parameter>x</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>string <parameter>y</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>int
<parameter><optional>scale</optional></parameter>
</paramdef>
</funcprototype>
</funcsynopsis>
<para>
Raise <parameter>x</parameter> to the power
<parameter>y</parameter>. The optional
<parameter>scale</parameter> can be used to set the number of
digits after the decimal place in the result.
</para>
<para>
See also <function>bcsqrt</function>.
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
<refentry id="function.bcscale">
<refnamediv>
<refname>bcscale</refname>
<refpurpose>
Set default scale parameter for all bc math functions
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<funcsynopsis>
<funcprototype>
<funcdef>string <function>bcscale</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>int <parameter>scale</parameter></paramdef>
</funcprototype>
</funcsynopsis>
<para>
This function sets the default scale parameter for all subsequent
bc math functions that do not explicitly specify a scale
parameter.
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
<refentry id="function.bcsqrt">
<refnamediv>
<refname>bcsqrt</refname>
<refpurpose>
Get the square root of an arbitray precision number
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<funcsynopsis>
<funcprototype>
<funcdef>string <function>bcsqrt</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>string <parameter>operand</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>int
<parameter><optional>scale</optional></parameter>
</paramdef>
</funcprototype>
</funcsynopsis>
<para>
Return the square root of the <parameter>operand</parameter>.
The optional <parameter>scale</parameter> parameter sets the
number of digits after the decimal place in the result.
</para>
<para>
See also <function>bcpow</function>.
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
<refentry id="function.bcsub">
<refnamediv>
<refname>bcsub</refname>
<refpurpose>
Subtract one arbitrary precision number from another
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<funcsynopsis>
<funcprototype>
<funcdef>string <function>bcsub</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>string <parameter>left operand</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>string <parameter>right operand</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>int
<parameter><optional>scale</optional></parameter>
</paramdef>
</funcprototype>
</funcsynopsis>
<para>
Subtracts the <parameter>right operand</parameter> from the
<parameter>left operand</parameter> and returns the result in a
string. The optional <parameter>scale</parameter> parameter is
used to set the number of digits after the decimal place in the
result.
</para>
<para>
See also <function>bcadd</function>.
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
</reference>
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