bcmod

Function • Params and return types changed in PHP 8.0

Get modulus of an arbitrary precision number.

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

bcmod Function synopsis

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

Parameters

$num1

Typestring

The dividend, as a string.

$num2

Typestring

The divisor, as a string.

$scale

OptionalType?intDefault valuenull

Return value

Typestring

Returns the modulus as a string, or null if $num2 is 0.

Changes to the bcmod Function

PHP 8.0

  • Return type added: string
  • 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
  bcmod(
-     $left_operand,
+     string $num1,
-     $right_operand,
+     string $num2,
-     $scale
+     ?int $scale = null
-   )
+   ): string

PHP 7.2

  • Optional parameter added - #3: $scale
-bcmod($left_operand, $right_operand)
+bcmod(
+    $left_operand,
+    $right_operand,
+    $scale
+  )

bcmod Function Availability

PHP VersionAvailability
PHP 8.5Future Release Yes
PHP 8.4Upcoming Release Yes
PHP 8.3Supported (Latest) Yes
PHP 8.2Supported Yes
PHP 8.1Security-Fixes Only 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