Leading zeroes in PHP

Question

I would like to present a list from 0 to 59 with the numbers 0 to 9 having a leading zero. This is my code, but it doesn't work so far. What is the solution?

for ($i=0; $i<60; $i++){
    if ($i< 10){      
        sprintf("%0d",$i);
    }
    array_push($this->minutes, $i);
}

Answer 1

Using %02d is much shorter and will pad the string only when necessary:

for($i=0; $i<60; $i++){
   array_push($this->minutes,sprintf("%02d",$i));
}

Answer 2

You are not assigning the result of sprintf to any variable.

Try

$padded = sprintf("%0d", $i);
array_push($this->minutes, $padded); 

Note that sprintf does not do anything to $i. It just generates a string using $i but does not modify it.

EDIT: also, if you use %02d you do not need the if

Answer 3

Try this...

for ($i = 0; $i < 60; $i++) {
    if ($i < 10) {
        array_push($this->minutes, sprintf("%0d", $i));
    }
    array_push($this->minutes, $i);
}

You are ignoring the returned value of sprintf, instead of pushing it into your array...

important: The method you are using will result in some items in your array being strings, and some being integers. This might not matter, but might bite you on the arse if you are not expecting it...