Re: FAQ Topic - How do I convert a Number into a String with exactly2 decimal places? (2008-06-20)

yukabuk wrote:

You should write this...

This -- what? --> <http://www.jibbering.com/faq/#FAQ2_3>

var numberObj = new Number(6.57634);

There is no point in creating a Number object there, ...

var formattedNumber = numberObj.toFixed(2);

.... as it is created here implicitly.

var formattedNumber = (6.57634).toFixed(2);

or, parametrized:

var numberValue = 6.57634;
var formattedNumber = numberValue.toFixed(2);

However, you have missed this:

ECMAScript Ed. 3.0 (JScript 5.5 [but buggy] and JavaScript 1.5)
introduced N.toFixed, the main problem with this is the bugs in
JScripts implementation.

PointedEars
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