number_format
Format a number with grouped thousands
&reftitle.description;
stringnumber_format
floatnumber
intdecimals0
stringnumber_format
floatnumber
intdecimals0
stringdec_point'.'
stringthousands_sep','
This function accepts either one, two, or four parameters (not three):
If only one parameter is given,
number will be formatted without decimals,
but with a comma (",") between every group of thousands.
If two parameters are given, number will
be formatted with decimals decimals with a
dot (".") in front, and a comma (",") between every group of
thousands.
If all four parameters are given, number
will be formatted with decimals decimals,
dec_point instead of a dot (".") before
the decimals and thousands_sep instead of
a comma (",") between every group of thousands.
&reftitle.parameters;
number
The number being formatted.
decimals
Sets the number of decimal points.
dec_point
Sets the separator for the decimal point.
thousands_sep
Sets the thousands separator.
&reftitle.returnvalues;
A formatted version of number.
&reftitle.changelog;
&Version;
&Description;
5.4.0
This function now supports multiple bytes in
dec_point and
thousands_sep. Only the first byte of each
separator was used in older versions.
&reftitle.examples;
number_format Example
For instance, French notation usually use two decimals,
comma (',') as decimal separator, and space (' ') as
thousand separator. This is achieved with this line :
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&reftitle.seealso;
money_format
sprintf
printf
sscanf