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MapleTA[Builtin]

  

numfmt

  

format a number according to a template

 

Calling Sequence

Parameters

Description

Examples

Compatibility

Calling Sequence

numfmt(format, number)

Parameters

format

-

string

number

-

numeric

Description

• 

The numfmt command uses a format template to specify how many digits after the decimal point to display among other things. The given number is matched against the template and a formatted string is returned.

• 

This command has the same specification as the built-in Java command, java.text.DecimalFormat.

Examples

> 

MapleTA:-Builtin:-numfmt⁡#.00,20.9

20.90

(1)
> 

MapleTA:-Builtin:-numfmt⁡#.#,12.34

12.3

(2)
> 

MapleTA:-Builtin:-numfmt⁡.#,12.34

12.3

(3)
> 

MapleTA:-Builtin:-numfmt⁡#.0000,12.3456789

12.3457

(4)
> 

MapleTA:-Builtin:-numfmt⁡#.010,12.3456

12.351

(5)
> 

MapleTA:-Builtin:-numfmt⁡#,12.34

12

(6)
> 

MapleTA:-Builtin:-numfmt⁡#.#,12.3456

12.3

(7)
> 

MapleTA:-Builtin:-numfmt⁡#.###,12.3456

12.346

(8)
> 

MapleTA:-Builtin:-numfmt⁡000.#,12.3456

012.3

(9)

Compatibility

• 

The MapleTA[Builtin][numfmt] command was introduced in Maple 18.

• 

For more information on Maple 18 changes, see Updates in Maple 18.

See Also

MapleTA