Help me to code [Color and format]

[smartcard]

I have the following code, where I wanted to:

1) Color the text display of $strPrice to RED.
2) Display the $strPrice to be formated like $2,380 instead of $2380.95 (Adding thousand comma and removing the two decimals)

Can some body please help me on this.

<?php
$strPrice = $currency_logo . " " . $arr_row["item_price"];

if ($currency_id <> 1)
{
$curresult = mysql_query("select currency_id, currency_abbr, currency_buyingrate,currency_sellingrate from currencytype where currency_id=$currency_id");
if (mysql_num_rows($curresult))
{
$currencyrow = mysql_fetch_array($curresult);
$intPrice = round($arr_row["item_price"] / $currencyrow["currency_sellingrate"],2) ;
$strPrice = $currency_logo . "" .$intPrice ;
}

}

?>
<?print ($strPrice);?>

[Habtom]

<font color="red"> <?php print ($strPrice);?> </font>

You can use <p> <span> instead and also use style to make it much more appropriate. That was to show you what you can do generally.

Number Format [php.net] should do the trick.

Habtom

I try to use the full format <?php just to avoid future incompatability and small time headaces.

[Robert Poole]

1) change <?print ($strPrice);?>
to maybe <? print "<font color='#cc0000'>".$strPrice."</font>";?>

2) slip in a line before you print strPrice like
$strPrice = number_format($strPrice, 0);

Go team.

[smartcard]

Habtom, Thanks for the reply.

The font color is working fine now. But the number format I am lost, since I am using the "php print" command I don't know how to incorporate it with my codes. Appreciate for any further help.

[Habtom]

Like Robert Poole mentioned above, you can do the following:

Replace this part:
<?print ($strPrice);?>

With the following:

<font color=red>
<?php
$strPrice = number_format($strPrice, 0);
print ($strPrice);
?>
</font>

Habtom

[smartcard]

Robert Poole, the following is not working it is giving "0" value result.

"slip in a line before you print strPrice like
$strPrice = number_format($strPrice, 0);"

I even tired the following, but no luck:

"slip in a line before you print strPrice like
$strPrice = number_format($strPrice);"

[Robert Poole]

okay, so do it without the ,'0' on the end so like...

$strPrice = number_format($strPrice)

[smartcard]

I did, but still result is 0

$strPrice = number_format($strPrice);"

[Robert Poole]

Then I would double check that you're not getting 0 anyway. Comment out the number format line and make sure you're getting a proper answer and not 0.

[smartcard]

When I Comment out the number format line I am getting the amount but not formated eg: $2380.95 I need it as $2,380

[Robert Poole]

hmmm... might be because you've already used the round function on a previous line. maybe try taking that out... you shouldn't need it.

[Habtom]

Can you post the current code you have, after you put in what we discussed earlier?

[deMorte]

$strPrice is a string, right?

You can only use the number_format on float numbers.

You should do the number format on the number only ($intPrice) and add the currency sign after that.

[smartcard]

Following is the current code:

<?php
$strPrice = $currency_logo . " " . $arr_row["item_price"];

if ($currency_id <> 1)
{
$curresult = mysql_query("select currency_id, currency_abbr, currency_buyingrate,currency_sellingrate from currencytype where currency_id=$currency_id");
if (mysql_num_rows($curresult))
{
$currencyrow = mysql_fetch_array($curresult);
$intPrice = round($arr_row["item_price"] / $currencyrow["currency_sellingrate"],2) ;
$strPrice = $currency_logo . "" .$intPrice ;
}
}
?>

<font color=red>
<?php
// $strPrice = number_format($strPrice, 0);
// $strPrice = number_format($strPrice);
print ($strPrice);
?>

[Habtom]

deMorte's answer is I think the solution to the problem.

It is caused because of the $ sign you have in the number.

[edited by: Habtom at 12:45 pm (utc) on Oct. 18, 2007]

[smartcard]

Yes, deMorte's answer solved the problem.

Thanks a lot for you all great helpful people on this forum.