Outputting measurements Measurements can be output in a number of different ways. Automatic output Outputting values Output with unit of measurement Output as localized string Automatic output Zend_Measure supports outputting of strings automatically. Automatic output Measurement output Output can be achieved simply by using echo or print. Outputting values The value of a measurement can be output using getValue(). Output a value getValue(); ]]> The getValue() method accepts an optional parameter 'round' which allows to define a precision for the generated output. The standard precision is '2'. Output with unit of measurement The function getType() returns the current unit of measurement. Outputting units getType(); ]]> Output as localized string Outputting 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.