format-number-with-string

Expects a valid number in 'computer' format and a format string (eg '-£#,###,##0.000 /m', '(## years)') which is used to format the number.

Basically a wrapper that uses deconstruct-format-string to deconstruct the format and then passes the results to format-number to do the formatting

The number

Can be a number or a string of a number

Format String Can Include:

• negative signs before or after prefix text or before or after suffix text
• brackets as negative signs before/after prefix/suffix
• prefix and suffix texts
• . or , as decimal point
• space or . or , as thousand separators
• space or . or , as thousanths separators
• #, 9 or 0 as number place holders If the format string is undefined or an empty string then defaults are used (see format-number)

Use

var format = require('format-number-with-string');
var overrideOptions = {noUnits: true, noSeparator: true};

var output1 = format(3345.23, '-£#,###,###.00');
var output2 = format(3345.23, '-£#,###,###.00', overrideOptions);

Format Notes and Examples

Padding

A 0 will pad to that position

• 92332.42,'## ##0.##0 ##' returns '92 332.420'
• '.42','## ##0.##0 ##' returns '0.420'
• 33, '00000' returns '00033'

Rounding

A 0 or 9 in the last decimal space will cause rounding to that number of places

• '92332.42467','## ##0.##0' returns '92 332.425'

Negatives

WARNING - omitting a negative from the format string will return the absolute value

• '-332.42','(###.###)' returns '(332.42)'
• '-332.42','- ###.###' returns '- 332.42'
• '-332.42','###.###-' returns '332.42-'
• '-332.42','###.###' returns '332.42'

Decimal points/thousands separators in the format string:

If a format ends in a . or , then this will be taken as the decimal character UNLESS the same character is used elsewhere so:

• '923324234','#,###.' returns '923,324,234'
• '923324234','#.###,' returns '923.324.234'

If a format only has one of ',' or '.' and the character only appears once it is taken as the decimal point

• '2332.42','#,###' returns '2332,42'
• '2332.42','#.###' returns '2332.42'

If the character appears twice in the format string it is a separator

• '923324234','#,###,###' returns '923,324,234'

When in doubt '.' in the format string is the decimal point, so

• '234.45645','#.###,#' returns '234.456,45' To create a similar structure with decimalChar as ',', just add a '.' at start or end or extend expression eg
• .#.###,#
• #.###,#.
• #.###.###,#

Units/Prefix Text

Units can be before or after negative symbols. Prefix text cannot contain number placeholder characters '-233278', '($# ###.### # per year)' returns '($233 278 per year)' '-233278', '$# ##0.00# #- per year' returns '$233 278- per year'; '-456.23', '-$# ##0.00# # per year' returns '-$456.23 per year';

Override Options

As used in format-number

• noUnits boolean: if true will override and leave out prefix and suffix; default= false
• noSeparator - boolean: if true will override both integer and decimals separator and leave them out

Does not work for:

• structured reference numbers, eg 9999-9999
• ignores and removes leading and trailing spaces (but retains those between pre/post fix and negative symbols etc)