User:Diriector Doc/Sandbox/Number format/doc

Summary

Use this template to easily format a number. This template will replace misplaced separators and remove any unnecessary characters, including non-number characters and additional decimal points.

Usage

{{User:Diriector Doc/Sandbox/Number format|<number>|separator=<separator>|radix point=<radix point>}}

Examples

{{number format|123}}	→
{{number format|1234}}	→
{{number format|1234567890}}	→
{{number format|-1234567890}}	→	-
{{number format|12345.67890}}	→	12 345.67890
{{number format|1234567890|separator=,}}	→
{{number format|1234567890|separator=~~}}	→
{{number format|1234567890|separator=}}	→		Removes separators
{{number format|12345.67890|radix point=,}}	→	12 345,67890
{{number format|12345.67890|radix point=~~}}	→	12 345~~67890
{{number format|12345.67890|radix point=}}	→	12 34567890	Removes radix point. Makes number hard to read, not recommended!
{{number format|---1234567890}}	→	-
{{number format|123456-7890}}	→
{{number format|123.4567.890}}	→	123.4567890	Ignores second decimal point
{{number format|1 234,567'890}}	→		Convertes everything to a single format
{{number format|1 23 45678 90}}	→		Fixes improper formating
{{number format|12a4567b90}}	→
{{number format|1**********0}}	→
{{number format|<nowiki>12345</nowiki>}}	→		???
{{number format|1234567890123456789}}	→		No real limit to integer size
{{number format|1234567890 <ref>Some reference</ref>}}	→		???
{{number format|1234567890 [[Some link]]}}	→
{{number format|Just text}}	→
{{number format|}}	→
{{number format}}	→		Template thinks {{{1}}} was input

See also

• {{formatnum:}} magic word
• {{formatnum:}} magic word on www.mediawiki.org

Template Data

This template will format an input number to fit any style and remove unnecessary characters with ease.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Number	1	The number to be formatted Default 1 Example 123.123	Number	required
Separator	separator	The decimal separator for numbers 1000 and larger Default <space> Example ,	String	optional
Radix Point	radix point	The symbol that separates the integer from the decimal value Default . Example ,	String	optional