Parse a currency number

# NumberFormatter::parseCurrency

# numfmt_parse_currency

(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL intl >= 1.0.0)

NumberFormatter::parseCurrency -- numfmt_parse_currency — Parse a currency number

### Description

Object-oriented style

public NumberFormatter::parseCurrency(string `$string`, string `&$currency`, int `&$offset` = `null`): float|false

Procedural style

numfmt_parse_currency(
NumberFormatter `$formatter`,
string `$string`,
string `&$currency`,
int `&$offset` = `null`
): float|false

Parse a string into a float and a currency using the current formatter.

### Parameters

`formatter`

  NumberFormatter object.

`currency`

  Parameter to receive the currency name (3-letter ISO 4217 currency code).

`offset`

  Offset in the string at which to begin parsing. On return, this value will hold the offset at which parsing ended.

### Return Values

The parsed numeric value or `false` on error.

### Examples

Example #1 numfmt_parse_currency() example

`<?php
$fmt = numfmt_create( 'de_DE', NumberFormatter::CURRENCY );
$num = "1.234.567,89\xc2\xa0$";
echo "We have ".numfmt_parse_currency($fmt, $num, $curr)." in $curr\n";
?>`

Example #2 OO example

`<?php
$fmt = new NumberFormatter( 'de_DE', NumberFormatter::CURRENCY );
$num = "1.234.567,89\xc2\xa0$";
echo "We have ".$fmt->parseCurrency($num, $curr)." in $curr\n";
?>`

The above example will output:

    We have 1234567.89 in USD

### See Also

- numfmt_get_error_code() - Get formatter's last error code
- numfmt_parse() - Parse a number
- numfmt_format_currency() - Format a currency value

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