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Decimal.format

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Group: Conversions

Documentation​

Converts a Decimal to a string, using the Java DecimalFormat formatter. For details about the DecimalFormat format specifier, see https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/text/DecimalFormat.html.

Arguments​

  • format: The Java-style formatting specifier.
  • locale: Species the Locale to use for locale-specific number formatting.

Examples​

Convert a Decimal to a string using the default format and locale.​

      Decimal.new "123456789.87654" . format
      # => "123,456,789.87654"

Convert a Decimal to a string using a specific locale.​

      Decimal.new "123456789.87654" . format locale=Locale.italy
      # => "123.456.789,87654"

Convert a Decimal to a string using a specific format string.​

      Decimal.new "123456789.87654" . format format="#,###.##"
      # => 123,456,789.88"