Is there a character I can use to improve large number legibility in PHP code?

Question

In Perl code, you can put underscores in large numbers to improve legibility. For example, the number 123456789 is equivalent to 123_456_789, which helps the coder understand what number it represents.

Is there a character in PHP that I can use for the same purpose? I have tried commas and underscores, but neither of them work.

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered May 01 '15 at 19:27

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Mark Baker is right, but If you strongly want

function f() {
    $f = 0;
    $args = func_get_args();
    foreach ($args as $arg) {
        $f = $f*1000+$arg;
    }
    return($f);
}

$i = f(17,123.81);
echo $i;

result 17123.81

answered May 01 '15 at 19:27

splash58

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That is genius! But I don't think I care about in-code readability that much. – Ben May 01 '15 at 21:44

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered May 01 '15 at 19:32

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You cannot. But why not repeat the number as a comment afterwards with commas?

answered May 01 '15 at 19:32

Ed Heal

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Is there a character I can use to improve large number legibility in PHP code?

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