What i am really looking for is a maths equation function that takes in a string representing and equation and calculates the answer as a return type
For Example "(((4 * 5) + 6) * 2) / 8"
OutPut: 6.5
So in coding tearms something like
print calc("(((4 * 5) + 6) * 2) / 8");
Is there already a class or a function that some angel has built or do i gota do it my self
Thanks
As cloudhead said, just fixed up.
$nums = "(((4 * 5) + 6) * 2) / 8";
eval("\$nums = $nums;");
echo $nums;
you can use eval() for that, it'll evaluate the argument as php code:
$result = eval("(((4 * 5) + 6) * 2) / 8"); // 6.5
print $result;
If you end up rolling your own, read Smart design of a math parser or Equation expression parser with precedence. With explicit parentheses as in your example the parser would be much simpler.