1 Reply Latest reply on Jul 28, 2020 8:41 PM by Velu Angusamy

    NumberToString and NumberToDisplayString

    4290008
    4290008 Jul 28, 2020 5:56 PM

      Both NumberToString and NujmberToDisplayString have the same syntax.  I got the same result in an AE program:

          MessageBox(0, "", 0, 0, NumberToDisplayString("%10.2v", 12345.6));       --> 12,345.60

          MessageBox(0, "", 0, 0, NumberToString("%10.2v", 12345.6));                  --> 12,345.60

       

      What is the difference between these two functions?

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        • 1. Re: NumberToString and NumberToDisplayString
          Velu Angusamy
          Velu Angusamy Jul 28, 2020 8:41 PM (in response to 4290008)

          Hi User - Both are almost almost identical  except that ‘NumberToDisplayString’ will use the current user’s personalization settings to determine the display format for large numbers and decimal values. ‘NumberToString’, on the other hand, is based purely on the format string passed to the function at run-time.

           

          See quick test.

           

          Goto My personalization and change the decimal separator to /.

           

           

          Now i got the o/p

           


          MessageBox(0, "", 0, 0, NumberToDisplayString("%10.2v", 12345.6));  ==>12,345/60 (0,0)

          MessageBox(0, "", 0, 0, NumberToString("%10.2v", 12345.6));      ===> 12/345.60 (0,0)

           

           

          Its documented in poeoplebooks.

           

          Hope this helps!

           

          -Velu