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Snappawapa
Snappawapa

Reputation: 2012

Formatting, calculating, and Storing Currencies in Laravel 11

It seems like how currencies are displayed has evolved over the years.

I have found Number::currency() to be the most recent option, but doesn't account for the integer values from the database intending to be treated as /100;

100 -> $100 where the intended output is: $1.00

What is the modern way to store, compute (add/subtract), and display currencies in Laravel? I imagine I could do the first two (store, compute) as integers, but to display would need Number::currency($val/100), which feels kludgy.

I have also seen solutions that make use of packages (moneyphp/money for example), but would rather keep my implementation simple, and use a native solution.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 846

Answers (1)

Adam Phillips
Adam Phillips

Reputation: 233

Store as decimal(8,2)

Display and format with Number::currency()

Upvotes: 1

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