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itsmani1
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int to float

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i want to convert int to float how can i do so?

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$a = 10;
echo $a/5;
should give 2.00 not 2
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You'll probably want to use sprintf instead
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$a = (float) 5;
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just use float instead of the int in the 1st place
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