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# bcadd

(PHP 3, PHP 4, PHP 5)

bcadd -- Add two arbitrary precision numbers

## Description

string bcadd ( string left_operand, string right_operand [, int scale] )

Adds the left_operand to the right_operand and returns the sum in a string. The optional scale parameter is used to set the number of digits after the decimal place in the result.

## Examples

Example 1. bcadd() example
`<?php $a = '1.234'; $b = '5'; echo bcadd($a, $b); // 6 echo bcadd($a, $b, 4); // 6.2340 ?>`

## See Also

bcsub().

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