bccomp

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bccomp - Compare two arbitrary precision numbers

bccomp( string$num1, string$num2, [int|null$scale = null] ): int

Compares the num1 to the num2 and returns the result as an integer.

Parameters

num1

The left operand, as a string.

num2

The right operand, as a string.

scale

The optional scale parameter is used to set the number of digits after the decimal place which will be used in the comparison.

Return Values

Returns 0 if the two operands are equal, 1 if the num1 is larger than the num2, -1 otherwise.

Changelog

Version Description
8.0.0 scale is now nullable.

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