number_format
    (PHP 3, PHP 4 )
number_format -- Format a number with grouped thousands
Description
string 
number_format ( float number [, int decimals [, string dec_point [, string thousands_sep]]])
     number_format() returns a formatted version of
     number.  This function accepts either one,
     two or four parameters (not three):
    
If only one parameter is given,
     number will be formatted without decimals,
     but with a comma (",") between every group of thousands.
    
     If two parameters are given, number will
     be formatted with decimals decimals with a
     dot (".") in front, and a comma (",") between every group of
     thousands.
    
     If all four parameters are given, number
     will be formatted with decimals decimals,
     dec_point instead of a dot (".") before
     the decimals and thousands_sep instead of
     a comma (",") between every group of thousands.
    
Nota: 
      Only the first character of thousands_sep
      is used.  For example, if you use foo as
      thousands_sep on the number
      1000, number_format() will
      return 1f000.
     
    
| Esempio 1. number_format() Example 
      For instance, French notation usually use two decimals,
      comma (',') as decimal separator, and space (' ') as
      thousand separator. This is achieved with this line :
      | <?php
    $number = 1234.56;
    // english notation (default)
    $english_format_number = number_format($number);
    // 1,234
    // French notation
    $nombre_format_francais = number_format($number, 2, ',', ' ');
    // 1 234,56
    $number = 1234.5678;
    // english notation without thousands seperator
    $english_format_number = number_format($number, 2, '.', '');
    // 1234.57
?> | 
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     See also: sprintf(),
     printf() and sscanf().