Function Reference/size format

Description

Convert a given number of bytes into a human readable format, using the largest unit the bytes will fit into.

$bytes

(mixed) (required) Number of bytes. Note max integer size for integers. Accepts int or string

Default: None

$decimals

(int) (optional) Precision of number of decimal places. Deprecated.

Default: 0

boolean or string. False on failure. Number string on success.

<?php $size_to_display = size_format(1024);

Display the size of a file

$file_size = 1229; // filesize in bytes
echo size_format($file_size, 2); // displays "1.20 kB"

size_format() is located in wp-includes/functions.php.

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