# bccomp

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

bccomp — Compare two arbitrary precision numbers

### Description

int bccomp ( string `$left_operand` , string `$right_operand` [, int `$scale` ] )

Compares the `left_operand` to the `right_operand` and returns the result as an integer.

### Parameters

`left_operand`

  The left operand, as a string.

`right_operand`

  The right operand, as a string.

`scale`

  The optional `scale` parameter is used to set the number of digits after the decimal place which will be used in the comparison.

### Return Values

Returns 0 if the two operands are equal, 1 if the `left_operand` is larger than the `right_operand` , -1 otherwise.

### Examples

Example#1 bccomp() example

`<?php
echo bccomp('1', '2') . "\n"; // -1
echo bccomp('1.00001', '1', 3); // 0
echo bccomp('1.00001', '1', 5); // 1
?>`