expression = $expression; } /* * Calculates number and returns result * @return string Result of calculation */ public function calculate(): string { $result = false; $this->expression = preg_replace('/\s+/', '', $this->expression); if(preg_match('/(\d+)([x\*\-\+\/])(\d+)/', $this->expression, $matches)) { $number1 = $matches[1]; $operator = $matches[2]; $number2 = $matches[3]; if (is_numeric($number1) && is_numeric($number2)) { switch ($operator) { case '+': $result = ($number1 + $number2); break; case '-': $result = ($number1 - $number2); break; case '*': case 'x': $result = ($number1 * $number2); break; case '/': $result = ($number1 / $number2); break; } } } return $result; } }