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Bug #62792 number_format with largue numbers is broken
Submitted: 2012-08-10 13:39 UTC Modified: 2012-08-13 11:15 UTC
From: brodanoel at gmail dot com Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Strings related
PHP Version: 5.3.15 OS: Red Hat
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2012-08-10 13:39 UTC] brodanoel at gmail dot com 
Description:
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Using the number_format function with largue numbers, the value returned is the real + 1

Test script:
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number_format(9999999999999999999, 0, '', '.')

Expected result:
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9.999.999.999.999.999.999

Actual result:
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10.000.000.000.000.000.000

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 [2012-08-11 04:40 UTC] aharvey@php.net 
Floating point values have a limited precision. Hence a value might 
not have the same string representation after any processing. That also
includes writing a floating point value in your script and directly 
printing it without any mathematical operations.

If you would like to know more about "floats" and what IEEE
754 is, read this:
http://www.floating-point-gui.de/

Thank you for your interest in PHP.
 [2012-08-11 04:40 UTC] aharvey@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Not a bug
 [2012-08-13 10:29 UTC] brodanoel at gmail dot com 
But... Here not have float numbers. Is a Integer.
And is not necesary a Mathematical operation in this function (number_format)
 [2012-08-13 11:15 UTC] aharvey@php.net 
9999999999999999999 is beyond the maximum value an integer variable can hold in 
PHP, and is automatically converted to a floating point value.
 
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