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XSLT format-number() Function

Complete XSLT Function Reference

Definition and Usage

The format-number() function is used to convert a number into a string.

Syntax

string format-number(number,format,[decimalformat])

Parameters

Parameter	Description
number	Required. Specifies the number to be formatted
format	Required. Specifies the format pattern. Here are some of the characters used in the formatting pattern: 0 (Digit) # (Digit, zero shows as absent) . (The position of the decimal point Example: ###.##) , (The group separator for thousands. Example: ###,###.##) % (Displays the number as a percentage. Example: ##%) ; (Pattern separator. The first pattern will be used for positive numbers and the second for negative numbers)
decimalformat	Optional.

Example 1

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">

<xsl:template match="/">
<html>
<body>
<xsl:value-of select='format-number(500100, "#")' />
 
<xsl:value-of select='format-number(500100, "0")' />
 
<xsl:value-of select='format-number(500100, "#.00")' />
 
<xsl:value-of select='format-number(500100, "#.0")' />
 
<xsl:value-of select='format-number(500100, "###,###.00")' />
 
<xsl:value-of select='format-number(0.23456, "#%")' />
</body>
</html>
</xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>

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