protected function formatAmount()
    {
        $amount = $this->getAmount();

        $amount = str_replace('.', '', $amount);
        $amount = str_pad($amount, 12, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT);

        return $amount;
    }
protected function formatAmount()
    {
        $amount = $this->getAmount();

        $amount = str_replace('.', '', $amount);
        $amount = str_pad($amount, 12, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT);

        return $amount;
    }
protected function formatAmount ( ) { $ amount = $ this -> getAmount ( ) ; $ amount = str_replace ( '.' , '' , $ amount ) ; $ amount = str_pad ( $ amount , 12 , '0' , STR_PAD_LEFT ) ; return $ amount ; }
Returns the amount formatted to match FAC's expectations.

@return string The amount padded with zeros on the left to 12 digits and no decimal place.
Returns the amount formatted to match FAC s expectations .