globalization.numberToString

Returns a number formatted as a string according to the client's user preferences.

navigator.globalization.numberToString(number, successCallback, errorCallback, options);

Description

Returns the formatted number string to the successCallback with a properties object as a parameter. That object should have a value property with a String value.

If there is an error formatting the number, then the errorCallback executes with a [GlobalizationError](GlobalizationError/globalizationerror.html) object as a parameter. The error's expected code is [GlobalizationError](GlobalizationError/globalizationerror.html).FORMATTING\_ERROR.

The options parameter is optional, and its default values are:

{type:'decimal'}

The options.type can be 'decimal', 'percent', or 'currency'.

Supported Platforms

  • Android
  • BlackBerry WebWorks (OS 5.0 and higher)
  • iOS
  • Windows Phone 8

Quick Example

When the browser is set to the en\_US locale, this displays a popup dialog with text similar to number: 3.142:

navigator.globalization.numberToString(
    3.1415926,
    function (number) {alert('number: ' + number.value + '\n');},
    function () {alert('Error getting number\n');},
    {type:'decimal'}
);

Full Example

<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>numberToString Example</title>
    <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="cordova.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">

    function checkNumber() {
      navigator.globalization.numberToString(
        3.1415926,
        function (number) {alert('number: ' + number.value + '\n');},
        function () {alert('Error getting number\n');},
        {type:'decimal'}
      );
    }

    </script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <button onclick="checkNumber()">Click for number</button>
  </body>
</html>