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cgnumber_formatter.pro
top cgNumber_Formatter
Utilities
result = cgNumber_Formatter(number [, DECIMALS=integer])
This is a utility routine format a number into a string. It is used primarily for formatting numbers that will appear in text widgets in widget programs.
Return value
A string with the formatted number or numbers is returned.
Parameters
- number in required
The number to be turned into a string. May be any data type except complex, double complex, pointer or object. May be an array of numbers.
Keywords
- DECIMALS in optional type=integer default=2
Set this keyword to the number of decimal places to be included to the right of the decimal point in floats and doubles. Set to 2 by default. In numbers with absolute values between 0 and 1, the number of decimals is equivalent to the number of significant digits. See the example below.
Examples
Here is how to use this program:
IDL> array = [45.123456, -30.123456, !Values.F_Nan, !Values.F_Infinity, $
0.00123456, -0.00123456, 0.0123456, 0.123456, 1.234567]
IDL> FOR j=0,N_Elements(array)-1 DO Print, Number_Formatter(array[j], Decimals=4)
45.1235
-30.1235
NaN
Inf
0.001235
-0.001235
0.01235
0.1235
1.2346
Author information
- Author:
FANNING SOFTWARE CONSULTING:
David W. Fanning 1645 Sheely Drive Fort Collins, CO 80526 USA Phone: 970-221-0438 E-mail: david@idlcoyote.com Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.idlcoyote.com- Copyright:
Copyright (c) 2012, Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
- History:
Change History:
Written, 8 November 2012 by David W. Fanning from the retired Number_Formatter program. The algorithm I was using for numbers between 0 and 1 used a LT in the Where function to find an index. It appears this should have been a LE, instead. 11 Jan 2013. DWF.
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