Using str_replace in variable variable in php

Question

I have a suitecrm implementation where I would like to print a numbers in words in an invoice. The number is currency formatted, so it comes with commas (,). While I try to replace the commas with empty string, it doesn't work at all. In fact, in the below lines no characters is getting replaced at all.

//Value here is 10,720.00
$number = "\$" . $variableName . "_total_amount";
$newValueTemp = str_replace(",","",$number);
//Its still 10,720.00 after this

$newValueTemp = str_replace("0","",$number);
//Its still 10,720.00 after this. So basically nothing is getting replace.

Is this something to do with variable's variable?

var_dump($number) and see that it's not what you think it is... — Niet the Dark Absol
– Niet the Dark Absol, Commented Apr 4, 2018 at 8:24
Did you echo your $number and made sure that it really really is 10,720.00? — user8034901
– user8034901, Commented Apr 4, 2018 at 8:25
We did. I have two other colleagues who are also bamboozled on this. When we print it, echo it.. and all the times it give 10,720.00. — Jerokdeep
– Jerokdeep, Commented Apr 4, 2018 at 8:26
It should come as 10720.00. I dont understand why people are so arrogant and downvoting this. I have this issue since last 2 days. After exhausting all my options I came here. seriously Frustrating — Jerokdeep
– Jerokdeep, Commented Apr 4, 2018 at 8:35

user8034901 · Accepted Answer · 2018-04-04 08:28:44Z

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You're using variable variables wrong:

$number = "\$" . $variableName . "_total_amount";

Will leave you with $number being a string "$XYZ_total_amount". To make it a variable variable you should:

$number = $variableName."_total_amount";

and then use $$number to get the value.

answered Apr 4, 2018 at 8:28

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Jerokdeep Over a year ago

Tried this. This comes out printing the variable name as "$aos_invoices_total_amount"

Jerokdeep Over a year ago

I think that were the problem is. This is inside suitecrm zend framework in a file called generatePdf.php. There its not working at all

user8034901 Over a year ago

That's pretty "basic" PHP, not sure how/if suitecrm could interfer with that. Sad to hear. Sorry, I'm of no further help then

Jerokdeep Over a year ago

Thank you anyway. Suitecrm community is also not of so much help.

user8034901 Over a year ago

Good luck though

Abdur Rehman · Accepted Answer · 2018-04-13 07:13:15Z

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Do you have an idea of Currency module? If no, then read the following and hopefully something according to Suite/SugarCRM standards will give you better results:

Check bean file at path: modules/Currencies/Currency.php

Find function unformat_number and study its code. It will give you an idea that how currency formatting works in SuiteCRM.

If you want to use "Currency" function in your code then the following code will be helpful for you:

<?php 
require_once "modules/Currencies/Currency.php"; 
$unformated_number = format_number($number);

answered Apr 13, 2018 at 7:13

Abdur Rehman

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