(PHP 4, PHP 5)
bcsub — Subtract one arbitrary precision number from another
$left_operand
, string $right_operand
[, int $scale
] )
Subtracts the right_operand from the
left_operand.
left_operandThe left operand, as a string.
right_operandThe right operand, as a string.
scaleThis optional parameter is used to set the number of digits after the decimal place in the result. You can also set the global default scale for all functions by using bcscale().
The result of the subtraction, as a string.
Example #1 bcsub() example
<?php
$a = '1.234';
$b = '5';
echo bcsub($a, $b); // -3
echo bcsub($a, $b, 4); // -3.7660
?>