JUtility/return bytes
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Description
Return the byte value of a particular string
Syntax
return_bytes($val)
Parameter Name | Default Value | Description |
---|---|---|
$val | String optionally with G, M or K suffix |
Returns
int size in bytes
Defined in
libraries/joomla/utilities/utility.php
Importing
jimport( 'joomla.utilities.utility' );
Source Body
function return_bytes($val) {
$val = trim($val);
$last = strtolower($val{strlen($val)-1});
switch($last) {
// The 'G' modifier is available since PHP 5.1.0
case 'g':
$val *= 1024;
case 'm':
$val *= 1024;
case 'k':
$val *= 1024;
}
return $val;
}