How do I convert output of number_format back to numbers in PHP?

Question

PHP can\'t recognize 1,200.00(generated by number_format) but only 1200.00,

What\'s the general solution for this problem?

Answer 1

use "[^0-9.]+" regex.

$formattedVal = '$9,99,999.99';
$unformattedVal = (float)preg_replace("/[^0-9.]+/", "", $formattedVal);
var_dump($unformattedVal);

worked for me.