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TommyT

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Posts: 58

3/1/2011 1:05 PM

Im having trouble with a piece of java_script....it needs one more line

dcell= "+" + addLeadingZeros(dcell,12);
if (DED_DED_AMT< 0 ){
dcell = DED_DED_AMT;
dcell= "-" + addLeadingZeros(dcell,12);
}

I need to display numbers in a format of +000000001.23.

Certain numbers will be negative and need to be displayed as -00000001.23

The code does everything right except when a number is negative it

is displaying -0000000-1.23

Can anyone help me with the line or 2 of code I need?

Robert Spurr

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Posts: 130

New Poster

3/1/2011 3:51 PM

I think what you are doing is correct except that once you have determined the amount to be negative you need to convert it to a postive number before adding the zeros.

dcell = DED_DED_AMT * -1;

Hope this helps.

George Graham

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Posts: 201

3/1/2011 7:08 PM

You could also use the absolute function - abs().

TommyT

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Posts: 58

3/1/2011 7:38 PM

I tried that and got -10.00 (no padding) on my line.

Robert Spurr

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Posts: 130

New Poster

3/1/2011 8:52 PM

I did a quick test in Design Studio to be sure and the example below returned the results you desire. (-000000010.45)
Hope this Helps.

var dblNegative = -10.45;
var dblPositive = dblNegative * -1;
dblPostive = "-" + addLeadingZeros(dblPositive,12);

function addLeadingZeros(number,length)
{
var str = '' + number;
while (str.length < length)
{
str = '0' + str;
}

return str;

}