formatting value in a string - Printable Version

formatting value in a string - Printable Version

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formatting value in a string - sefiroths - Dec 7, 2011 06:27 AM

if i have a value stored like:

Code:

long long unsigned x=1000000000000;

i'd like to have a

Code:

NSString *strx=[...];

so if i use NSLog or bitmapfont for this integer, what is displayed will be:
1,000,000,000,000
do exists this king od formatter?
thanks

RE: formatting value in a string - sefiroths - Dec 7, 2011 07:40 AM

found it:
long num = 1000000000;
NSNumberFormatter *fmt = [[NSNumberFormatter alloc] init];
fmt.positiveFormat = @"#,###";
NSLog(@"%@", [fmt stringFromNumber:[NSNumber numberWithLong:num]]);

RE: formatting value in a string - OneSadCookie - Dec 7, 2011 09:51 AM

You might consider a localized formatter for places where the thousands separator is not a comma.

RE: formatting value in a string - sefiroths - Dec 12, 2011 02:41 AM

thanks for suggestion! i'll look for it