bccomp

FunctionParams and return types changed in PHP 8.0

Compare two arbitrary precision numbers.

PHP 5
PHP 7
PHP 8.0
Improved
PHP 8.1
PHP 8.2-8.3
PHP 8.4
PHP 8.5
PHP 8.6

bccomp Function synopsis

bccomp(
    string $num1,
    string $num2,
    ?int $scale = null
  ): int

Parameters

$num1

Typestring

$num2

Typestring

$scale

OptionalType?intDefault valuenull

Return value

Typeint

Changes to the bccomp Function

PHP 8.0

  • Return type added: int
  • Parameter name of parameter #1 changed: $left_operand to $num1
  • Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($num1): string
  • Parameter name of parameter #2 changed: $right_operand to $num2
  • Parameter type added for parameter #2 ($num2): string
  • Parameter type added for parameter #3 ($scale): ?int
  • Parameter default value added for position #3 ($scale): null
  bccomp(
-     $left_operand,
+     string $num1,
-     $right_operand,
+     string $num2,
-     $scale
+     ?int $scale = null
-   )
+   ): int

bccomp Function Availability

PHP VersionAvailability
PHP 8.6Upcoming Release Yes
PHP 8.5Supported (Latest) Yes
PHP 8.4Supported Yes
PHP 8.3Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.2Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 8.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.3Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.2Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.6Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.5Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.3Unsupported Yes