Number¶

Formatting Currency Values¶

Cake\View\Helper\NumberHelper::currency(mixed $value, string $currency = null, array $options = [])¶

This method is used to display a number in common currency formats (EUR, GBP, USD). Usage in a view looks like:

// Called as NumberHelper
echo $this->Number->currency($value, $currency);

// Called as Number
echo Number::currency($value, $currency);

The first parameter, $value, should be a floating point number that represents the amount of money you are expressing. The second parameter is a string used to choose a predefined currency formatting scheme:

The third parameter is an array of options for further defining the output. The following options are available:

If $currency value is null, the default currency will be retrieved from Cake\I18n\Number::defaultCurrency(). To format currencies in an accounting format you should set the currency format:

Number::setDefaultCurrencyFormat(Number::FORMAT_CURRENCY_ACCOUNTING);

Setting the Default Currency¶

Cake\View\Helper\NumberHelper::defaultCurrency($currency)¶

Setter/getter for the default currency. This removes the need to always pass the currency to Cake\I18n\Number::currency() and change all currency outputs by setting other default. If $currency is set to false, it will clear the currently stored value. By default, it will retrieve the intl.default_locale if set and ‘en_US’ if not.

Formatting Floating Point Numbers¶

Cake\View\Helper\NumberHelper::precision(float $value, int $precision = 3, array $options = [])¶

This method displays a number with the specified amount of precision (decimal places). It will round in order to maintain the level of precision defined.

// Called as NumberHelper
echo $this->Number->precision(456.91873645, 2);

// Outputs
456.92

// Called as Number
echo Number::precision(456.91873645, 2);

Formatting Percentages¶

Cake\View\Helper\NumberHelper::toPercentage(mixed $value, int $precision = 2, array $options = [])¶

Like Cake\I18n\Number::precision(), this method formats a number according to the supplied precision (where numbers are rounded to meet the given precision). This method also expresses the number as a percentage and appends the output with a percent sign.

// Called as NumberHelper. Output: 45.69%
echo $this->Number->toPercentage(45.691873645);

// Called as Number. Output: 45.69%
echo Number::toPercentage(45.691873645);

// Called with multiply. Output: 45.7%
echo Number::toPercentage(0.45691, 1, [
    'multiply' => true
]);

Interacting with Human Readable Values¶

Cake\View\Helper\NumberHelper::toReadableSize(string $size)¶

This method formats data sizes in human readable forms. It provides a shortcut way to convert bytes to KB, MB, GB, and TB. The size is displayed with a two-digit precision level, according to the size of data supplied (i.e. higher sizes are expressed in larger terms):

// Called as NumberHelper
echo $this->Number->toReadableSize(0); // 0 Byte
echo $this->Number->toReadableSize(1024); // 1 KB
echo $this->Number->toReadableSize(1321205.76); // 1.26 MB
echo $this->Number->toReadableSize(5368709120); // 5 GB

// Called as Number
echo Number::toReadableSize(0); // 0 Byte
echo Number::toReadableSize(1024); // 1 KB
echo Number::toReadableSize(1321205.76); // 1.26 MB
echo Number::toReadableSize(5368709120); // 5 GB

Formatting Numbers¶

Cake\View\Helper\NumberHelper::format(mixed $value, array $options = [])¶

This method gives you much more control over the formatting of numbers for use in your views (and is used as the main method by most of the other NumberHelper methods). Using this method might looks like:

// Called as NumberHelper
$this->Number->format($value, $options);

// Called as Number
Number::format($value, $options);

The $value parameter is the number that you are planning on formatting for output. With no $options supplied, the number 1236.334 would output as 1,236. Note that the default precision is zero decimal places.

The $options parameter is where the real magic for this method resides.

• If you pass an integer then this becomes the amount of precision or places for the function.

• If you pass an associated array, you can use the following keys:

Example:

// Called as NumberHelper
echo $this->Number->format('123456.7890', [
    'places' => 2,
    'before' => '¥ ',
    'after' => ' !'
]);
// Output '¥ 123,456.79 !'

echo $this->Number->format('123456.7890', [
    'locale' => 'fr_FR'
]);
// Output '123 456,79 !'

// Called as Number
echo Number::format('123456.7890', [
    'places' => 2,
    'before' => '¥ ',
    'after' => ' !'
]);
// Output '¥ 123,456.79 !'

echo Number::format('123456.7890', [
    'locale' => 'fr_FR'
]);
// Output '123 456,79 !'

Cake\View\Helper\NumberHelper::ordinal(mixed $value, array $options = [])¶

This method will output an ordinal number.

Examples:

echo Number::ordinal(1);
// Output '1st'

echo Number::ordinal(2);
// Output '2nd'

echo Number::ordinal(2, [
    'locale' => 'fr_FR'
]);
// Output '2e'

echo Number::ordinal(410);
// Output '410th'

Format Differences¶

Cake\View\Helper\NumberHelper::formatDelta(mixed $value, array $options = [])¶

This method displays differences in value as a signed number:

// Called as NumberHelper
$this->Number->formatDelta($value, $options);

// Called as Number
Number::formatDelta($value, $options);

The $value parameter is the number that you are planning on formatting for output. With no $options supplied, the number 1236.334 would output as 1,236. Note that the default precision is zero decimal places.

The $options parameter takes the same keys as Number::format() itself:

Example:

// Called as NumberHelper
echo $this->Number->formatDelta('123456.7890', [
    'places' => 2,
    'before' => '[',
    'after' => ']'
]);
// Output '[+123,456.79]'

// Called as Number
echo Number::formatDelta('123456.7890', [
    'places' => 2,
    'before' => '[',
    'after' => ']'
]);
// Output '[+123,456.79]'