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<NumberFormatter::parseNumberFormatter::setAttribute>
^NumberFormatterLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

NumberFormatter::parseCurrency

numfmt_parse_currency

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

NumberFormatter::parseCurrency -- numfmt_parse_currency — Parse a currency number

Description

Object-oriented style

public function NumberFormatter::parseCurrency(string $string, string &$currency, int &$offset = null): float|false

Procedural style

function numfmt_parse_currency(
    NumberFormatter $formatter,
    string $string,
    string &$currency,
    int &$offset = null
): float|false

Parse a string into a float and a currency using the current formatter.

Parameters

formatter

NumberFormatter object.

currency

Parameter to receive the currency name (3-letter ISO 4217 currency code).

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 parsed numeric value or false on error.

Examples

Example #1 numfmt_parse_currency() example

<?php
$fmt = numfmt_create( 'de_DE', NumberFormatter::CURRENCY );
$num = "1.234.567,89\xc2\xa0$";
echo "We have ".numfmt_parse_currency($fmt, $num, $curr)." in $curr\n";
?>

Example #2 OO example

<?php
$fmt = new NumberFormatter( 'de_DE', NumberFormatter::CURRENCY );
$num = "1.234.567,89\xc2\xa0$";
echo "We have ".$fmt->parseCurrency($num, $curr)." in $curr\n";
?>

The above example will output:

We have 1234567.89 in USD

See Also


<NumberFormatter::parseNumberFormatter::setAttribute>
^NumberFormatterLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026