---
name: "BIS_fnc_numberDigits"
type: function
status: ok
groups: ["Arrays", "Strings"]
arma3_since: "0.50"
locality: {"argument": null, "effect": null, "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_numberDigits
revid: 379316
updated: 2026-10-30T23:50:18Z
---

# BIS_fnc_numberDigits

*Function · Arrays, Strings · Arma 3 v0.50 · introduced in Take On Helicopters v1.00*

## Description

Break number into array of digits.

## Syntax

```sqf
number call BIS_fnc_numberDigits
```

**Parameters:**

- `number`: [Number](../topics/Number.md) - number that should be broken down. A float will be **truncated**, not rounded

**Returns:** [Array](../topics/Array.md) of [Numbers](../topics/Number.md) - array of *number* digits

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
12345678 call BIS_fnc_numberDigits; // returns [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8]
```

### Example 2

```sqf
123.9999 call BIS_fnc_numberDigits; // returns [1,2,3]
```

## See also

[BIS_fnc_numberText](../functions/BIS_fnc_numberText.md) · [BIS_fnc_cutDecimals](../functions/BIS_fnc_cutDecimals.md)

## Community notes

**vabene1111** — 2018-03-20

Use this function with caution: Numbers with more than 8 digits will return wrong results

```sqf
[11111111]      call BIS_fnc_numberDigits; // returns [1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]
[111111111]     call BIS_fnc_numberDigits; // returns [1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,2]
[1111111111111] call BIS_fnc_numberDigits; // returns [1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,6,5,6,0]
```

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — BIS fnc numberDigits](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_numberDigits) (revision 379316).</sub>