Parse Localized Numbers with Laravel's Number Class

Laravel's Number class introduces parsing methods that handle locale-specific number formats using PHP's Intl extension, making international numeric data processing seamless.

Handle different locale formats automatically:

use Illuminate\Support\Number;

Number::parse($string);
Number::parseInt($string);
Number::parseFloat($string);

// With specific locale
Number::parseFloat(string: $string, locale: 'fr');

// With custom type
Number::parse(
    string: $string,
    type: NumberFormatter::TYPE_INT64,
    locale: 'fr',
);

Here's how you might use these methods in a financial reporting system:

class FinancialDataProcessor
{
    public function processReportData(array $reportData, string $locale)
    {
        return [
            'revenue' => Number::parseFloat($reportData['revenue'], locale: $locale),
            'expenses' => Number::parseFloat($reportData['expenses'], locale: $locale),
            'transactions' => Number::parseInt($reportData['transactions'], locale: $locale),
            'margin' => Number::parse(
                string: $reportData['margin'],
                type: NumberFormatter::TYPE_DOUBLE,
                locale: $locale
            )
        ];
    }

    public function importFinancialData(string $filePath, string $locale)
    {
        $records = [];
        
        foreach ($this->readSpreadsheet($filePath) as $row) {
            $records[] = [
                'amount' => Number::parseFloat($row['amount'], locale: $locale),
                'commission' => Number::parseFloat($row['commission'], locale: $locale),
                'units' => Number::parseInt($row['units'], locale: $locale)
            ];
        }
        
        return $records;
    }
}

$processor = new FinancialDataProcessor();

// Italian format: "1.234,56" becomes 1234.56
$italianData = $processor->processReportData([
    'revenue' => '1.234,56',
    'expenses' => '456,78',
    'transactions' => '25'
], 'it');

// Spanish format: "1.234,56" becomes 1234.56
$spanishData = $processor->processReportData([
    'revenue' => '1.234,56',
    'expenses' => '456,78',
    'transactions' => '25'
], 'es');

These parsing methods handle the complexity of different number formats automatically, making your international applications more robust and user-friendly.