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bcmod

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)

bcmodGet modulus of an arbitrary precision number

Description

string bcmod ( string $dividend , string $modulus )

Get the modulus of the dividend using modulus.

Parameters

dividend

The dividend, as a string.

modulus

The modulus, as a string.

Return Values

Returns the modulus as a string, or NULL if modulus is 0.

Changelog

Version Description
7.2.0 dividend and modulus are no longer truncated to integer, so now the behavior of bcmod() follows fmod() rather than the % operator.

Examples

Example #1 bcmod() example

<?php
echo bcmod('4''2'); // 0
echo bcmod('2''4'); // 2
?>

See Also


BC Math Functions
PHP Manual