WPDT: number_format_i18n Function Reference and Usage

WordPress Development Tip

In a previous post, I wrote about the usage of the date_i18n function in WordPress. This post will address how to properly format displaying values (numbers) according to the WordPress blog settings.

The function to use for this is number_format_i18n.

The usage is much easier than the date-function, as it is a simple function that accepts only a single parameter, the value to be displayed.

Usage:

echo number_format_i18n("4121124");

The output will display the number 4121124 in the correct localized format for your blog.

1. Brent Shepherd says:

   25/11/2009 at 04:06

   Lars, thanks for publishing this post. I hadn’t realised until today there was a function to easily take care of number formatting. The more discussion on it the better!

   One correction, number_format_i18n can optionally take a second parameter – $decimals – representing the number of decimals to include.

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