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BcMath\Number::divmod

(PHP 8 >= 8.4.0)

BcMath\Number::divmodGets the quotient and modulus of an arbitrary precision number

Description

public BcMath\Number::divmod(BcMath\Number|string|int $num, ?int $scale = null): array

Gets the quotient and remainder of dividing $this by num.

Parameters

num
The divisor.
scale
scale explicitly specified for calculation results. If null, the scale of the calculation result will be set automatically.

Return Values

Returns an indexed array where the first element is the quotient as a new BcMath\Number object and the second element is the remainder as a new BcMath\Number object.

The quotient is always an integer value, so BcMath\Number::scale of the quotient will always be 0, regardless of whether explicitly specify scale.

If scale is explicitly specified, BcMath\Number::scale of the remainder will be the specified value. When the BcMath\Number::scale of the result's remainder object is automatically set, the greater BcMath\Number::scale of the two numbers used for modulus operation is used.

That is, if the BcMath\Number::scales of two values are 2 and 5 respectively, the BcMath\Number::scale of the remainder will be 5.

Errors/Exceptions

This method throws a ValueError in the following cases:

  • num is string and not a well-formed BCMath numeric string
  • scale is outside the valid range

This method throws a DivisionByZeroError exception if num is 0.

Examples

Example #1 BcMath\Number::divmod() example when scale is not specified

<?php
echo '8.3 / 2.22' . PHP_EOL;
[
$quot, $rem] = new BcMath\Number('8')->divmod(new BcMath\Number('2.22'));
var_dump($quot, $rem);

echo
PHP_EOL . '8.3 / 8.3' . PHP_EOL;
[
$quot, $rem] = new BcMath\Number('8.3')->divmod('8.3');
var_dump($quot, $rem);

echo
PHP_EOL . '10 / -3' . PHP_EOL;
[
$quot, $rem] = new BcMath\Number('10')->divmod(-3);
var_dump($quot, $rem);
?>

The above example will output:

8.3 / 2.22
object(BcMath\Number)#3 (2) {
  ["value"]=>
  string(1) "3"
  ["scale"]=>
  int(0)
}
object(BcMath\Number)#4 (2) {
  ["value"]=>
  string(4) "1.34"
  ["scale"]=>
  int(2)
}

8.3 / 8.3
object(BcMath\Number)#2 (2) {
  ["value"]=>
  string(1) "1"
  ["scale"]=>
  int(0)
}
object(BcMath\Number)#5 (2) {
  ["value"]=>
  string(3) "0.0"
  ["scale"]=>
  int(1)
}

10 / -3
object(BcMath\Number)#3 (2) {
  ["value"]=>
  string(2) "-3"
  ["scale"]=>
  int(0)
}
object(BcMath\Number)#1 (2) {
  ["value"]=>
  string(1) "1"
  ["scale"]=>
  int(0)
}

Example #2 BcMath\Number::divmod() example of explicitly specifying scale

<?php
echo '8.3 / 2.22' . PHP_EOL;
[
$quot, $rem] = new BcMath\Number('8')->divmod(new BcMath\Number('2.22'), 1);
var_dump($quot, $rem);

echo
PHP_EOL . '8.3 / 8.3' . PHP_EOL;
[
$quot, $rem] = new BcMath\Number('8.3')->divmod('8.3', 4);
var_dump($quot, $rem);

echo
PHP_EOL . '10 / -3' . PHP_EOL;
[
$quot, $rem] = new BcMath\Number('10')->divmod(-3, 5);
var_dump($quot, $rem);
?>

The above example will output:

8.3 / 2.22
object(BcMath\Number)#3 (2) {
  ["value"]=>
  string(1) "3"
  ["scale"]=>
  int(0)
}
object(BcMath\Number)#4 (2) {
  ["value"]=>
  string(3) "1.3"
  ["scale"]=>
  int(1)
}

8.3 / 8.3
object(BcMath\Number)#2 (2) {
  ["value"]=>
  string(1) "1"
  ["scale"]=>
  int(0)
}
object(BcMath\Number)#5 (2) {
  ["value"]=>
  string(6) "0.0000"
  ["scale"]=>
  int(4)
}

10 / -3
object(BcMath\Number)#3 (2) {
  ["value"]=>
  string(2) "-3"
  ["scale"]=>
  int(0)
}
object(BcMath\Number)#1 (2) {
  ["value"]=>
  string(7) "1.00000"
  ["scale"]=>
  int(5)
}

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