Help with printf()

PHP
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Hello,

I think I want to use printf(); but not sure.
My problem is that I need to output a number that has 5 digits. I am grabing a number from a db query and if that number is say 342 I want to add 0’s infront of that number so that it becomes 00342.

Can printf() do that??

if so - could I also be directed how I might add a space between each number?
0 0 3 4 2

Thanks for any help,

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I think you can do it with (s)printf() but str_pad() should work just as well:


$string = '342';
$string = str_pad($string, 5, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT);
echo $string; // 00342

Edit>>
To add the spaces, try this:


$string = implode(" ", str_split($string));
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Here’s the (s)printf alternative. :slight_smile:


<?php
$num = sprintf('%05d', 342); #00342

$num = implode(' ', str_split($num)); #0 0 3 4 2