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Packagemx.formatters
Classpublic class NumberFormatter
InheritanceNumberFormatter Inheritance Formatter Inheritance Object

The NumberFormatter class formats a valid number by adjusting the decimal rounding and precision, the thousands separator, and the negative sign.

If you use both the rounding and precision properties, rounding is applied first, and then you set the decimal length by using the specified precision value. This lets you round a number and still have a trailing decimal; for example, 303.99 = 304.00.

If an error occurs, an empty String is returned and a String describing the error is saved to the error property. The error property can have one of the following values:

MXML Syntaxexpanded Hide MXML Syntax

The <mx:NumberFormatter> tag inherits all of the tag attributes of its superclass, and adds the following tag attributes:

  <mx:NumberFormatter
    decimalSeparatorFrom="."
    decimalSeparatorTo="."
    precision="-1"
    rounding="none|up|down|nearest"
    thousandsSeparatorFrom=","
    thousandsSeparatorTo=","
    useNegativeSign="true|false"
    useThousandsSeparator="true|false"/>  
  

View the examples.

See also

mx.formatters.NumberBase
mx.formatters.NumberBaseRoundType


Public Properties
 PropertyDefined by
 Inheritedconstructor : Object
A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance.
Object
  decimalSeparatorFrom : String
Decimal separator character to use when parsing an input String.
NumberFormatter
  decimalSeparatorTo : String
Decimal separator character to use when outputting formatted decimal numbers.
NumberFormatter
 Inheritederror : String
Description saved by the formatter when an error occurs.
Formatter
  precision : int
Number of decimal places to include in the output String.
NumberFormatter
 Inheritedprototype : Object
[static] A reference to the prototype object of a class or function object.
Object
  rounding : String
Specifies how to round the number.
NumberFormatter
  thousandsSeparatorFrom : String
Character to use as the thousands separator in the input String.
NumberFormatter
  thousandsSeparatorTo : String
Character to use as the thousands separator in the output String.
NumberFormatter
  useNegativeSign : Boolean
If true, format a negative number by preceding it with a minus "-" sign.
NumberFormatter
  useThousandsSeparator : Boolean
If true, split the number into thousands increments by using a separator character.
NumberFormatter
Protected Properties
 PropertyDefined by
 InheriteddefaultInvalidFormatError : String = "Invalid format"
Error message for an invalid format string specified to the formatter.
Formatter
 InheriteddefaultInvalidValueError : String = "Invalid value"
Error message for an invalid value specified to the formatter.
Formatter
 InheritedpackageResources : ResourceBundle
[static] A ResourceBundle object containing all symbols from formatters.properties.
Formatter
Public Methods
 MethodDefined by
  
Constructor.
NumberFormatter
  
Formats the number as a String.
NumberFormatter
 Inherited
setPropertyIsEnumerable(name:String, isEnum:Boolean = true):void
Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations.
Object
 Inherited
Returns the string representation of the specified object.
Object
 Inherited
Returns the primitive value of the specified object.
Object
Property detail
decimalSeparatorFromproperty
public var decimalSeparatorFrom:String

Decimal separator character to use when parsing an input String.

The default value is ".".

decimalSeparatorToproperty 
public var decimalSeparatorTo:String

Decimal separator character to use when outputting formatted decimal numbers.

The default value is ".".

precisionproperty 
public var precision:int

Number of decimal places to include in the output String. You can disable precision by setting it to -1. A value of -1 means do not change the precision. For example, if the input value is 1.453 and rounding is set to NumberBaseRoundType.NONE, return a value of 1.453. If precision is -1 and you have set some form of rounding, return a value based on that rounding type.

The default value is -1.

roundingproperty 
public var rounding:String

Specifies how to round the number.

In ActionScript, you can use the following constants to set this property: NumberBaseRoundType.NONE, NumberBaseRoundType.UP, NumberBaseRoundType.DOWN, or NumberBaseRoundType.NEAREST. Valid MXML values are "down", "nearest", "up", and "none".

The default value is NumberBaseRoundType.NONE.

See also

thousandsSeparatorFromproperty 
public var thousandsSeparatorFrom:String

Character to use as the thousands separator in the input String.

The default value is ",".

thousandsSeparatorToproperty 
public var thousandsSeparatorTo:String

Character to use as the thousands separator in the output String.

The default value is ",".

useNegativeSignproperty 
public var useNegativeSign:Boolean

If true, format a negative number by preceding it with a minus "-" sign. If false, format the number surrounded by parentheses, for example (400).

The default value is true.

useThousandsSeparatorproperty 
public var useThousandsSeparator:Boolean

If true, split the number into thousands increments by using a separator character.

The default value is true.

Constructor detail
NumberFormatter()constructor
public function NumberFormatter()

Constructor.

Method detail
format()method
public override function format(value:Object):String

Formats the number as a String. If value cannot be formatted, return an empty String and write a description of the error to the error property.

Parameters
value:Object — Value to format.

Returns
String — Formatted String. Empty if an error occurs.
Examples
NumberFormatterExample
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!-- Simple example to demonstrate NumberFormatter. -->
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml">

    <mx:Script>
        <![CDATA[

          import mx.events.ValidationResultEvent;            
          private var vResult:ValidationResultEvent;

          // Event handler to validate and format input.            
          private function Format():void
          {
             vResult = numVal.validate();
             if (vResult.type==ValidationResultEvent.VALID) {
             
                formattedNumber.text= numberFormatter.format(inputVal.text);
             }
             
             else {
                formattedNumber.text= "";
             }
          }
      ]]>      
    </mx:Script>

    <mx:NumberFormatter id="numberFormatter" precision="4" 
        useThousandsSeparator="true" useNegativeSign="true"/>

    <mx:NumberValidator id="numVal" source="{inputVal}" property="text" 
        allowNegative="true" domain="real"/>

    <mx:Panel title="NumberFormatter Example" width="75%" height="75%" 
            paddingTop="10" paddingLeft="10" paddingRight="10" paddingBottom="10">

        <mx:Form>
            <mx:FormItem label="Enter number:">
                <mx:TextInput id="inputVal" text="" width="50%"/>
            </mx:FormItem>

            <mx:FormItem label="Formatted number (precision=4): ">
                <mx:TextInput id="formattedNumber" editable="false" width="50%"/>
            </mx:FormItem>

            <mx:FormItem>
                <mx:Button label="Validate and Format" click="Format();"/>
            </mx:FormItem>
        </mx:Form>
        
    </mx:Panel>
</mx:Application>





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