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

Formats a number with grouped thousands using delimiter (e.g., 12,324). You can customize the format using optional delimiter and separator parameters.

Options

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

Examples

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

 number_with_delimiter(98765432.98, " ", ",")
 # => 98 765 432,98
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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.