Yeah, but what if they don't JUST want to print it...
/*untested*/
$i=524;
$n=5-strlen($i);
$outnum="";
for($x=1;$x<=$n;$x++){
$outnum.="0";
};
$outnum.=$i;
On Tuesday 25 September 2001 09:56, you wrote:
> > What if I want to pad a number with zeros in the other
> > direction? I.E:
> > 524 becomes 00524
>
> printf() / sprintf() is your friend.
>
> Chris
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