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<NumberFormatter::getTextAttributeNumberFormatter::parseCurrency>
^NumberFormatterLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

NumberFormatter::parse

numfmt_parse

(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL intl >= 1.0.0)

NumberFormatter::parse -- numfmt_parse — Parse a number

Description

Object-oriented style

public function NumberFormatter::parse(string $string, int $type = NumberFormatter::TYPE_DOUBLE, int &$offset = null): int|float|false

Procedural style

function numfmt_parse(
    NumberFormatter $formatter,
    string $string,
    int $type = NumberFormatter::TYPE_DOUBLE,
    int &$offset = null
): int|float|false

Parse a string into a number using the current formatter rules.

Parameters

formatter

NumberFormatter object.

string

The string to parse for the number.

type

The formatting type to use. By default, NumberFormatter::TYPE_DOUBLE is used. Note that NumberFormatter::TYPE_CURRENCY is not supported; use NumberFormatter::parseCurrency() instead.

offset

Offset in the string at which to begin parsing. On return, this value will hold the offset at which parsing ended.

Return Values

The value of the parsed number or false on error.

Examples

Example #1 numfmt_parse() example

<?php
$fmt = numfmt_create( 'de_DE', NumberFormatter::DECIMAL );
$num = "1.234.567,891";
echo numfmt_parse($fmt, $num)."\n";
echo numfmt_parse($fmt, $num, NumberFormatter::TYPE_INT32)."\n";
?>

Example #2 OO example

<?php
$fmt = new NumberFormatter( 'de_DE', NumberFormatter::DECIMAL );
$num = "1.234.567,891";
echo $fmt->parse($num)."\n";
echo $fmt->parse($num, NumberFormatter::TYPE_INT32)."\n";
?>

The above example will output:

1234567.891
1234567

See Also


<NumberFormatter::getTextAttributeNumberFormatter::parseCurrency>
^NumberFormatterLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026