Zend_Measure supports outputting of strings automatically.

<?php
require_once 'Zend/Measure/Length.php';

$locale = new Zend_Locale('de');
$mystring = "1.234.567,89 Meter";
$unit = new Zend_Measure_Length($mystring,Zend_Measure_Length::STANDARD, $locale);

echo $unit;
                

	Measurement output
	Output can be achieved simply by using echo or print .

The value of a measurement can be output using getValue().

<?php
require_once 'Zend/Measure/Length.php';

$locale = new Zend_Locale('de');
$mystring = "1.234.567,89 Meter";
$unit = new Zend_Measure_Length($mystring,Zend_Measure_Length::STANDARD, $locale);

echo $unit->getValue();
                

The getValue() method accepts an optional parameter 'round' which allows to define a precision for the generated output. The standard precision is '2'.

The function getType() returns the current unit of measurement.

<?php
require_once 'Zend/Measure/Weight.php';

$locale = new Zend_Locale('de');
$mystring = "1.234.567,89";
$unit = new Zend_Measure_Weight($mystring,Zend_Measure_Weight::POUND, $locale);

echo $unit->getType();
                

Outputtig a string in a format common in the users' country is usually desirable. For example, the measurement "1234567.8" would become "1.234.567,8" for Germany. This functionality will be supported in a future release.