Re: simple question

Hi Arun,

> Thanks for ur reply. It was extensive and addressed my need very well. I
> want the number to be formatted in USD currency.
>
> for example, 123456789, needs to be formatted to $123.46M

... OK. I'll take it that you mean:

  - if the number is over 1000000000 then you need to have a dollar
    sign, then the number divided by 1000000000 and formatted with two
    decimal places, then the word 'billion'.

  - if the number is over 1000000 then you need to have a dollar sign,
    then the number divided by 1000000 and formatted with two decimal
    places, then the letter 'M'.

  - otherwise, then you need a dollar sign, then the number formatted
    with no decimal places.

Which translates to templates that look like:

<xsl:template name="format-price">
  <xsl:param name="price" select="number()" />
  <xsl:text>$</xsl:text>
  <xsl:call-template name="format-number">
    <xsl:with-param name="number" select="$price" />
  </xsl:call-template>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template name="format-number">
  <xsl:param name="number" select="0" />
  <xsl:choose>
    <xsl:when test="$number > 1000000000">
      <xsl:value-of
        select="format-number($number div 1000000000, '0.00')" />
      <xsl:text> billion</xsl:text>
    </xsl:when>
    <xsl:when test="$number > 1000000">
      <xsl:value-of
        select="format-number($number div 1000000, '0.00')" />
      <xsl:text>M</xsl:text>
    </xsl:when>
    <xsl:otherwise>
      <xsl:value-of select="format-number($number, '#,##0')" />
    </xsl:otherwise>
  </xsl:choose>
</xsl:template>

Cheers,

Jeni

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