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formatFloat()

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formatFloat( formatting: String; data: Extended ) : String;

 

Provides formatting of a floating point number into a string.

 

0 = forces digit display or 0

# = optional digit display

, = forces display of thousands

. = forces display of decimals

E+ = forces signed exponent display

E- = optional exponent display

 

Parameters

 

formatting

string value representing the format

data

floating point value

 

var s: string;

 

s := formatFloat( '#,###0', floatVal );