downloads | documentation | faq | getting help | mailing lists | reporting bugs | php.net sites | links | my php.net 
search for in the  

<gmp_strvalgmp_testbit>
Last updated: Thu, 26 Jun 2008

gmp_sub

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.4, PHP 5)

gmp_sub — Subtract numbers

Description

resource gmp_sub ( resource $a , resource $b )

Subtracts b from a and returns the result.

Parameters

a

The number being subtracted from.

It can be either a GMP number resource, or a numeric string given that it is possible to convert the latter to a number.

b

The number subtracted from a .

It can be either a GMP number resource, or a numeric string given that it is possible to convert the latter to a number.

Return Values

A GMP number resource.

Examples

Example #1 gmp_sub() example

<?php
$sub
= gmp_sub("281474976710656", "4294967296"); // 2^48 - 2^32
echo gmp_strval($sub) . "\n";
?>

The above example will output:

281470681743360



add a noteadd a note User Contributed Notes
Subtract numbers
There are no user contributed notes for this page.




<gmp_strvalgmp_testbit>
Last updated: Thu, 26 Jun 2008
show source | credits | sitemap | contact | advertising | mirror sites
Copyright © 2001-2005 The PHP Group
All rights reserved.
This unofficial mirror is operated at: http://phpbuilder.com/
Last updated: Tue Nov 1 20:20:59 2005 EST
Columns / Articles | Tips / Quickies | News | News Linking and RSS Feeds | Shared Code Library
Mail Archives | Support / Discussion Forums | Get Started! Links | Contribute! | Docs