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 |  <reference id="ref.bc">
  <title>BC (Arbitrary Precision) Functions</title>
  <titleabbrev>BC math</titleabbrev>
  <partintro>
  <simpara>
    These BC functions are only available if PHP was compiled with the
    --enable-bcmath configure option.
  </partintro>
  <refentry id="function.bcadd">
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>bcadd</refname>
    <refpurpose>Add two arbitrary precision numbers.</refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
    <funcsynopsis>
     <funcdef>string <function>bcadd</function></funcdef>
     <paramdef>string <parameter>left operand</parameter></paramdef>
     <paramdef>string <parameter>right operand</parameter></paramdef>
     <paramdef>int <parameter><optional>scale</optional></parameter></paramdef>
    </funcsynopsis>
    <para>
    Adds the <parameter>left operand</parameter> to the
    <parameter>right operand</parameter> and returns the
    sum in a string.  The optional <parameter>scale</parameter>
    parameter is used to set the number of digits after the decimal
    place in the result.
    <para>
    See also <function>bcsub</function>.
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>
  <refentry id="function.bccomp">
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>bccomp</refname>
    <refpurpose>Compare two arbitrary precision numbers.</refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
    <funcsynopsis>
     <funcdef>int <function>bccomp</function></funcdef>
     <paramdef>string <parameter>left operand</parameter></paramdef>
     <paramdef>string <parameter>right operand</parameter></paramdef>
     <paramdef>int <parameter><optional>scale</optional></parameter></paramdef>
    </funcsynopsis>
    <para>
    Compares the <parameter>left operand</parameter> to the
    <parameter>right operand</parameter> and returns the
    result as an integer.  The optional <parameter>scale</parameter>
    parameter is used to set the number of digits after the decimal place
    which will be used in the comparion.  The return value is 0 if the
    two operands are equal.  If the <parameter>left operand</parameter>
    is larger than the <parameter>right operand</parameter> the return
    value is +1 and if the <parameter>left operand</parameter> is less than
    the <parameter>right operand</parameter> the return value is -1.
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>
  <refentry id="function.bcdiv">
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>bcdiv</refname>
    <refpurpose>Divide two arbitrary precision numbers.</refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
    <funcsynopsis>
     <funcdef>string <function>bcdiv</function></funcdef>
     <paramdef>string <parameter>left operand</parameter></paramdef>
     <paramdef>string <parameter>right operand</parameter></paramdef>
     <paramdef>int <parameter><optional>scale</optional></parameter></paramdef>
    </funcsynopsis>
    <para>
    Divides the <parameter>left operand</parameter> by the
    <parameter>right operand</parameter> and returns the result.  The optional
    <parameter>scale</parameter> sets the number of digits after the decimal
    place in the result.
    <para>
    See also <function>bcmul</function>.
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>
  <refentry id="function.bcmod">
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>bcmod</refname>
    <refpurpose>Get modulus of an arbitrary precision number.</refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
    <funcsynopsis>
     <funcdef>string <function>bcmod</function></funcdef>
     <paramdef>string <parameter>left operand</parameter></paramdef>
     <paramdef>string <parameter>modulus</parameter></paramdef>
    </funcsynopsis>
    <para>
    Get the modulus of the <parameter>left operand</parameter> using
    <parameter>modulus</parameter>.  
    <para>
    See also <function>bcdiv</function>.
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>
  <refentry id="function.bcmul">
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>bcmul</refname>
    <refpurpose>Multiply two arbitrary precision number.</refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
    <funcsynopsis>
     <funcdef>string <function>bcmul</function></funcdef>
     <paramdef>string <parameter>left operand</parameter></paramdef>
     <paramdef>string <parameter>right operand</parameter></paramdef>
     <paramdef>int <parameter><optional>scale</optional></parameter></paramdef>
    </funcsynopsis>
    <para>
    Multiply the <parameter>left operand</parameter> by the
    <parameter>right operand</parameter> and returns the result.  The optional
    <parameter>scale</parameter> sets the number of digits after the decimal
    place in the result.
    <para>
    See also <function>bcdiv</function>.
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>
  <refentry id="function.bcpow">
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>bcpow</refname>
    <refpurpose>Raise an arbitrary precision number to another.</refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
    <funcsynopsis>
     <funcdef>string <function>bcpow</function></funcdef>
     <paramdef>string <parameter>x</parameter></paramdef>
     <paramdef>string <parameter>y</parameter></paramdef>
     <paramdef>int <parameter><optional>scale</optional></parameter></paramdef>
    </funcsynopsis>
    <para>
    Raise <parameter>x</parameter> to the power <parameter>y</parameter>.
    The <parameter>scale</parameter> can be used to set the number of digits
    after the decimal place in the result.
    <para>
    See also <function>bcsqrt</function>.
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>
  <refentry id="function.bcscale">
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>bcscale</refname>
    <refpurpose>Set default scale parameter for all bc math functions.</refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
    <funcsynopsis>
     <funcdef>string <function>bcscale</function></funcdef>
     <paramdef>int <parameter>scale</parameter></paramdef>
    </funcsynopsis>
    <para>
    This function sets the default scale parameter for all subsequent bc math functions
    that do not explicitly specify a scale parameter.
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>
  <refentry id="function.bcsqrt">
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>bcsqrt</refname>
    <refpurpose>Get the square root of an arbitray precision number.</refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
    <funcsynopsis>
     <funcdef>string <function>bcsqrt</function></funcdef>
     <paramdef>string <parameter>operand</parameter></paramdef>
     <paramdef>int <parameter>scale</parameter></paramdef>
    </funcsynopsis>
    <para>
    Return the square root of the <parameter>operand</parameter>.  The
    optional <parameter>scale</parameter> parameter sets the number of
    digits after the decimal place in the result.
    <para>
    See also <function>bcpow</function>.
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>
  <refentry id="function.bcsub">
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>bcsub</refname>
    <refpurpose>Subtract one arbitrary precision number from another.</refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
    <funcsynopsis>
     <funcdef>string <function>bcsub</function></funcdef>
     <paramdef>string <parameter>left operand</parameter></paramdef>
     <paramdef>string <parameter>right operand</parameter></paramdef>
     <paramdef>int <parameter><optional>scale</optional></parameter></paramdef>
    </funcsynopsis>
    <para>
    Subtracts the <parameter>right operand</parameter> from the
    <parameter>left operand</parameter> and returns the
    result in a string.  The optional <parameter>scale</parameter>
    parameter is used to set the number of digits after the decimal
    place in the result.
    <para>
    See also <function>bcadd</function>.
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>
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