NumberFormatter - International Support for Number Formatting
This plugin is a NumberFormatter plugin. Number formatting is likely familiar to anyone who's worked with server-side code like Java or PHP and who has worked with internationalization. For example, a number that we would write in the US as "1,250,500.75" would be written differently in different countries: "1.250.500,75" in Germany, "1 250 500,75" in France, and "1'250'500.75" in Switzerland, and "125,0500.75" in Japan. The number is exactly the same, but it's just written using a different format when presented to users of the web application.
Here's a typical use case for what I'm describing. You have an input field in your web application that asks a person for their salary. In the US, the user can type in a varied forms of input - "$65000", "65,000", "65000", "65,000.00". All these numbers are exactly the same, but we want to control how these numbers look on the screen.
Here's an example of how you'd use this plugin.
$("#salary").blur(function(){
$(this).format({format:"#,###.00", locale:"de"});
});Syntax
The syntax for the formatting is:
- 0 = Digit
- # = Digit, zero shows as absent
- . = Decimal separator
- - = Negative sign
- , = Grouping Separator
- % = Percent (multiplies number by 100)
New in Version 1.1
I recommend everyone to move to the 1.1 version of the plugin, as it is more stable and contains more features.
- Added support for using the "%" character in formats. This will convert all numbers into their percent equivalent by multiplying them by 100. For example, if a user enters "0.125" and you specify a format of "#.0%", the text will be formatted to "12.5%"
- Added support for prefixes and suffixes that aren't part of the syntax. This is especially beneficial for currencies. For example, if a user enters "12.34" and you specify a format of "$#.##", the text will be formatted to "$12.34". Also, if you specify something like "#.## JPY", the same text will be formatted to "12.34 JPY".
- Added special exceptions for negative numbers to appear before any prefixes. So, for example, you can specify a format of "-$#.##" to display a formatted text of "-$12.34", or "$-#.##" to display a formatted text of "$-12.34", depending on your needs.
- The parse() function has been updated with all the above fixes as well.
Releases
| Official releases | Date | Size | Links | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1.0 | 2009-Jan-26 | 9.95 KB | Recommended for 1.2.x |  | |