XSLT format-number() Function
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Definition and Usage
The format-number() function is used to convert a number into a string.
Syntax
string format-number(number,format,[decimalformat])
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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:
- # (Denotes a digit. Example: ####)
- 0 (Denotes leading and following zeros. Example: 0000.00)
- . (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)
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| 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, "#.00")' />
<br />
<xsl:value-of select='format-number(500100, "#.0")' />
<br />
<xsl:value-of select='format-number(500100, "###,###.00")' />
<br />
<xsl:value-of select='format-number(0.23456, "##%")' />
<br />
<xsl:value-of select='format-number(500100, "#######")' />
</body>
</html>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>
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