How to remove a currency sign

Discussion in 'PHP' started by petjelly, Jun 9, 2008.

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  1. #1
    Hi,

    I HAVE A variable like

    Total = $40
    Total = €40
    Total = GBP 40

    How do i remove or concatenate these signs so that total = 40

    Regards
     
    petjelly, Jun 9, 2008 IP
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    #2 
    
<?php 
  $total = "ABC 40 XYZ";
  $total= eregi_replace('[^0-9]','',$total);
  echo $total;  //prints 40
?>
    PHP:
     
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    jestep Prominent Member

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    #3
    I would use preg_replace instead of ereg_replace. The ereg_ functions are going to be removed in the next version of php (php6) so it's probably a good idea to stop using them now.

    Also, you may want to allow a ' . ' in case you have a decimal number.
     
    jestep, Jun 10, 2008 IP