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Format Numbers

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David Bartholomew

It would be nice if we could format numbers, especially in function use.  
Example:  ${Qty} ${Rate::"0.00"} and #{{Qty} * {Rate}::"0.00"} 
or something similar, where I enter Qty = 3,  Rate = 2.50, the function returns "7.50" and not "7.5".

June 21, 2023

Jesse McCabe

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David Bartholomew

Jesse advised something I didn't realize: #{{x}/{y}::format::currency} already works. To format with two decimal places.

Jesse McCabe

David Bartholomew: Can you think of any other formatting use cases?

David Bartholomew

Jesse McCabe: So far for me the default and currency are the two I really needed especially in docs and slides.  
I could see possibility to format to one decimal, or perhaps an ability to round to a set number of decimals, but rare instances and don't have an example at this time. 
#{{x}/{y}::format::percent} eg 3 / 4 =75% 
#{{x}/.6667::format::round0} or ..::round1  where the response is rounded to no decimal, and 1 decimal respectively.  
Just a few quick thoughts.  
As I wrote above, this is something that lacks in docs and slides so including in docvars might prove very useful.