Theformat-number function evaluates a number and returns a string representing the number in a given format.

Syntax

format-number(number, pattern)format-number(number, pattern, decimalFormat)

Parameters

number

The number to be formatted

pattern

A string in the format of the JavaDecimalFormat class.

decimalFormat (optional)

The name of anxsl:decimal-format element that defines the number format to be used. If omitted, the default decimal-format will be used.

Return value

A string representing the number in the new format.

Description

This function is an XSLT-specific addition to XPath. It is not a part of the core XPath function library.

Specifications

XSLT 1.0 12.3

Gecko support

Supported.