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number_with_delimiter

v1.2.6 - Show latest stable - 2 notes - Class: ActionView::Helpers::NumberHelper

number_with_delimiter(number, delimiter=",", separator=".") public

Formats a number with grouped thousands using delimiter. You can customize the format using optional delimiter and separator parameters.

delimiter - Sets the thousands delimiter, defaults to ","
separator - Sets the separator between the units, defaults to "."

 number_with_delimiter(12345678)      => 12,345,678
 number_with_delimiter(12345678.05)   => 12,345,678.05
 number_with_delimiter(12345678, ".")   => 12.345.678

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# File actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/number_helper.rb, line 104
      def number_with_delimiter(number, delimiter=",", separator=".")
        begin
          parts = number.to_s.split('.')
          parts[0].gsub!(/(\d)(?=(\d\d\d)+(?!\d))/, "\\1#{delimiter}")
          parts.join separator
        rescue
          number
        end
      end

October 25, 2008

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Alternative: use 1000.humanize

1.humanize == “1″ 1000000.humanize == “1.000.000″ 1000.12345.humanize == “1.000,12″

http://pragmatig.wordpress.com/2008/10/25/numbers-for-humans-humanize-for-numeric/

April 9, 2009

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Deprecation warning for old-style options

You will get a warning if you don’t define your separators as a hash:

DEPRECATION WARNING: number_with_delimiter takes an option hash instead of separate delimiter and precision arguments

So while you can still use that style, it’s not without a scolding.

number_with_delimiter

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Alternative: use 1000.humanize

Deprecation warning for old-style options