mx.formatters.NumberFormatter - Adobe® Flex® 4 Language Reference (Flex 4)

Package	mx.formatters
Class	public class NumberFormatter
Inheritance	NumberFormatter Formatter Object

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The NumberFormatter class formats a valid number by adjusting the decimal rounding and precision, the thousands separator, and the negative sign.

If you use both the rounding and precision properties, rounding is applied first, and then you set the decimal length by using the specified precision value. This lets you round a number and still have a trailing decimal; for example, 303.99 = 304.00.

If an error occurs, an empty String is returned and a String describing the error is saved to the error property. The error property can have one of the following values:

"Invalid value" means an invalid numeric value is passed to the format() method. The value should be a valid number in the form of a Number or a String.
"Invalid format" means one of the parameters contain an unusable setting.

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The <mx:NumberFormatter> tag inherits all of the tag attributes of its superclass, and adds the following tag attributes:

  <mx:NumberFormatter
    decimalSeparatorFrom="."
    decimalSeparatorTo="."
    precision="-1"
    rounding="none|up|down|nearest"
    thousandsSeparatorFrom=","
    thousandsSeparatorTo=","
    useNegativeSign="true|false"
    useThousandsSeparator="true|false"/>

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Public Properties

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	Property		Defined By
		constructor : Object A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance.	Object
		decimalSeparatorFrom : String Decimal separator character to use when parsing an input String.	NumberFormatter
		decimalSeparatorTo : String Decimal separator character to use when outputting formatted decimal numbers.	NumberFormatter
		defaultInvalidFormatError : String [static] Error message for an invalid format string specified to the formatter.	Formatter
		defaultInvalidValueError : String [static] Error messages for an invalid value specified to the formatter.	Formatter
		error : String Description saved by the formatter when an error occurs.	Formatter
		precision : Object Number of decimal places to include in the output String.	NumberFormatter
		prototype : Object [static] A reference to the prototype object of a class or function object.	Object
		rounding : String Specifies how to round the number.	NumberFormatter
		thousandsSeparatorFrom : String Character to use as the thousands separator in the input String.	NumberFormatter
		thousandsSeparatorTo : String Character to use as the thousands separator in the output String.	NumberFormatter
		useNegativeSign : Object If true, format a negative number by preceding it with a minus "-" sign.	NumberFormatter
		useThousandsSeparator : Object If true, split the number into thousands increments by using a separator character.	NumberFormatter

Protected Properties

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	Property		Defined By
		resourceManager : IResourceManager [read-only] A reference to the object which manages all of the application's localized resources.	Formatter

Public Methods

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	Method		Defined By
		NumberFormatter() Constructor.	NumberFormatter
		format(value:Object):String [override] Formats the number as a String.	NumberFormatter
		hasOwnProperty(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined.	Object
		isPrototypeOf(theClass:Object):Boolean Indicates whether an instance of the Object class is in the prototype chain of the object specified as the parameter.	Object
		propertyIsEnumerable(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable.	Object
		setPropertyIsEnumerable(name:String, isEnum:Boolean = true):void Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations.	Object
		toLocaleString():String Returns the string representation of this object, formatted according to locale-specific conventions.	Object
		toString():String Returns the string representation of the specified object.	Object
		valueOf():Object Returns the primitive value of the specified object.	Object

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	Method		Defined By
		resourcesChanged():void This method is called when a Formatter is constructed, and again whenever the ResourceManager dispatches a "change" Event to indicate that the localized resources have changed in some way.	Formatter

Property Detail

decimalSeparatorFrom

property

decimalSeparatorFrom:String

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Decimal separator character to use when parsing an input String.

When setting this property, ensure that the value of the thousandsSeparatorFrom property does not equal this property. Otherwise, an error occurs when formatting the value.

The default value is ".".

Implementation
public function get decimalSeparatorFrom():String
public function set decimalSeparatorFrom(value:String):void

See also

format()

decimalSeparatorTo

property

decimalSeparatorTo:String

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Decimal separator character to use when outputting formatted decimal numbers.

When setting this property, ensure that the value of the thousandsSeparatorTo property does not equal this property. Otherwise, an error occurs when formatting the value.

The default value is ".".

Implementation
public function get decimalSeparatorTo():String
public function set decimalSeparatorTo(value:String):void

See also

format()

precision

property

precision:Object

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Number of decimal places to include in the output String. You can disable precision by setting it to -1. A value of -1 means do not change the precision. For example, if the input value is 1.453 and rounding is set to NumberBaseRoundType.NONE, return a value of 1.453. If precision is -1 and you have set some form of rounding, return a value based on that rounding type.

The default value is -1.

Implementation
public function get precision():Object
public function set precision(value:Object):void

rounding

property

rounding:String

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Specifies how to round the number.

In ActionScript, you can use the following constants to set this property: NumberBaseRoundType.NONE, NumberBaseRoundType.UP, NumberBaseRoundType.DOWN, or NumberBaseRoundType.NEAREST. Valid MXML values are "down", "nearest", "up", and "none".

The default value is NumberBaseRoundType.NONE.

Implementation
public function get rounding():String
public function set rounding(value:String):void

See also

mx.formatters.NumberBaseRoundType

thousandsSeparatorFrom

property

thousandsSeparatorFrom:String

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Character to use as the thousands separator in the input String.

When setting this property, ensure that the value of the decimalSeparatorFrom property does not equal this property. Otherwise, an error occurs when formatting the value.

The default value is ",".

Implementation
public function get thousandsSeparatorFrom():String
public function set thousandsSeparatorFrom(value:String):void

See also

format()

thousandsSeparatorTo

property

thousandsSeparatorTo:String

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Character to use as the thousands separator in the output String.

When setting this property, ensure that the value of the decimalSeparatorTo property does not equal this property. Otherwise, an error occurs when formatting the value.

The default value is ",".

Implementation
public function get thousandsSeparatorTo():String
public function set thousandsSeparatorTo(value:String):void

See also

format()

useNegativeSign

property

useNegativeSign:Object

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

If true, format a negative number by preceding it with a minus "-" sign. If false, format the number surrounded by parentheses, for example (400).

The default value is true.

Implementation
public function get useNegativeSign():Object
public function set useNegativeSign(value:Object):void

useThousandsSeparator

property

useThousandsSeparator:Object

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

If true, split the number into thousands increments by using a separator character.

The default value is true.

Implementation
public function get useThousandsSeparator():Object
public function set useThousandsSeparator(value:Object):void

Constructor Detail

NumberFormatter

()

Constructor

public function NumberFormatter()

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Constructor.

Method Detail

format

()

method

override public function format(value:Object):String

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Formats the number as a String. If value cannot be formatted, return an empty String and write a description of the error to the error property.

Parameters

value:Object — Value to format.

Returns

String — Formatted String. Empty if an error occurs.

Examples How to use this example

NumberFormatterExample.mxml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- Simple example to demonstrate NumberFormatter. -->
<s:Application xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"
        xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark"
        xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx">

    <fx:Script>
        <![CDATA[
            import mx.events.ValidationResultEvent;

            private var vResult:ValidationResultEvent;

            // Event handler to validate and format input.
            private function Format():void {
                vResult = numVal.validate();
                if (vResult.type == ValidationResultEvent.VALID) {
                    formattedNumber.text = numberFormatter.format(inputVal.text);
                } else {
                    formattedNumber.text = "";
                }
            }
        ]]>
    </fx:Script>

    <fx:Declarations>
        <mx:NumberFormatter id="numberFormatter" precision="4" 
                useThousandsSeparator="true" useNegativeSign="true"/>

        <mx:NumberValidator id="numVal" source="{inputVal}" property="text" 
                allowNegative="true" domain="real"/>
    </fx:Declarations>

    <s:Panel title="NumberFormatter Example"
            width="75%" height="75%"
            horizontalCenter="0" verticalCenter="0">
        <mx:Form left="10" right="10" top="10" bottom="10">
            <mx:FormItem label="Enter number:">
                <s:TextInput id="inputVal" text="" width="50%"/>
            </mx:FormItem>
            <mx:FormItem label="Formatted number (precision=4): ">
                <s:TextInput id="formattedNumber" editable="false" width="50%"/>
            </mx:FormItem>
            <mx:FormItem>
                <s:Button label="Validate and Format" click="Format();"/>
            </mx:FormItem>
        </mx:Form>
    </s:Panel>

</s:Application>