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<reference id="ref.bc">
<title>BCMath Arbitrary Precision Mathematics Functions</title>
<titleabbrev>BC math</titleabbrev>
<partintro>
<para>
In PHP 4, these functions are only available if PHP was configured with
<link linkend="install.configure.enable-bcmath"><option role="configure">--enable-bcmath</option></link>.
In PHP 3, these functions are only available if PHP was not configured with
<link linkend="install.configure.disable-bcmath"><option role="configure">--disable-bcmath</option></link>.
</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>
<methodsynopsis>
<type>string</type><methodname>bcadd</methodname>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>left_operand</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>right_operand</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>scale</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<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>
<methodsynopsis>
<type>int</type><methodname>bccomp</methodname>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>left_operand</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>right_operand</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>scale</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<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 comparison. 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>
<methodsynopsis>
<type>string</type><methodname>bcdiv</methodname>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>left_operand</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>right_operand</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>scale</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<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>
<methodsynopsis>
<type>string</type><methodname>bcmod</methodname>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>left_operand</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>modulus</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<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>
<methodsynopsis>
<type>string</type><methodname>bcmul</methodname>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>left_operand</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>right_operand</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>scale</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<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>
<methodsynopsis>
<type>string</type><methodname>bcpow</methodname>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>x</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>y</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>scale</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<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>
<methodsynopsis>
<type>string</type><methodname>bcscale</methodname>
<methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>scale</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<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 arbitrary precision number
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<methodsynopsis>
<type>string</type><methodname>bcsqrt</methodname>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>operand</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>scale</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<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>
<methodsynopsis>
<type>string</type><methodname>bcsub</methodname>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>left_operand</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>right_operand</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>scale</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<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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