readableUI.js

Handy methods to help make your data user-friendly and back again

Methods

downStyle

readable.downStyle(string)

Converts a string into a "Down style" headline where only the first word in the string is capitalized. Accepts a string type.

upStyle

readable.upStyle(string)

Converts a string into an "Up Style" headline where the first letter in each word of the string is capitalized. Accepts a string type.

convertChars

readable.convertChars(string)

Converts variables from common ways of writing (camelCase, underscore or hyphen separation) into a human readable string. Accepts a string type.

addCommas

readable.addCommas(number)

Adds a comma to a number after every third digit from right to left. Parameter can be a number or string type.

removeCommas

readable.removeCommas(string)

Removes all commas from a string.

toCurrency

readable.toCurrency(number)

Returns a formatted number rounded to two decimal places, e.g. 1,000.12. Parameter can be a number or string type.

fromCurrency

readable.fromCurrency(string, boolean)

Takes a numeral formatted as a currency (see above example) and returns an integer. First parameter is the numeral to be formatted, as a string type. The second parameter is a boolean to determine if the integer should be rounded.

toPercentage

readable.toPercentage(number, number)

Takes a decimal and returns a string as a percentage. For instance, 0.54 becomes 54%. First parameter is the decimal, as a number type or string type. The second parameter is a number type to determine the number of decimal places to return.

fromPercentage

readable.fromPercentage(number)

Takes a percentage and converts it back to a decimal in a number format. Accepts a string or number format.

index

readable.index(number)

Converts a JS 0 based index to a 1 based index. Accepts a number type and returns a number type.