The format-number() function takes a number and formats it as a string.
Syntax:
string format-number(number, string,string[optional])
Arguments:
- The number to be formatted and a string representing the desired format pattern are required. A third, optional argument, is the name (specified by an <xsl:decimal-format> element) of a decimal format. If there is no third argument, the default decimal format is used.
- The second string uses a number of special characters:
- # a digit will appear here unless it is a redundant zero.
- 0 a digit will always appear here.
- . the decimal point.
- - the minus sign.
- , the grouping separator.
- ; separates the positive and negative format patterns.
- % shows the number as a percentage.
- \u2030 shows the number as a per-mille.
Result:
- The number, formatted as specified in the second argument.
Defined: XSLT, section 12.3.
NS support: Not supported.
