Abbreviate Currency using Javascript

[Sunny]

Hi,

Is there a way in Javascript to abbreviate currency.
Like if it is $1000 then it convert it into 1K.

 

[Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn]

Is there a way in Javascript to abbreviate currency.
Yes.

Like if it is $1000 then it convert it into 1K.

Currency is but a number and a unit. What have you tried?


PointedEars

 

[Sunny]

Currency is but a number and a unit. What have you tried?

PointedEars
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Well, I dont know, from where to start?
I cant think of anything.
Can you provide me a starting point.

 

[Stevo]

Hi,

Is there a way in Javascript to abbreviate currency.
Like if it is $1000 then it convert it into 1K.

Sure, it's easy.

function convertCurrency(a)
{
if(a=="$1000")
{
a="1K";
}
return a;
}

window.alert(convertCurrency("$1000")); //alert 1K

 

[Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn]

Is there a way in Javascript to abbreviate currency. Yes.

Like if it is $1000 then it convert it into 1K.

Currency is but a number and a unit. What have you tried?

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Well, I dont know, from where to start?
I cant think of anything.
Can you provide me a starting point.

<http://jibbering.com/faq/>
<http://developer.mozilla.org/en/Core_JavaScript_1.5_Reference/Global_Objects/String/replace>


PointedEars

 

[Dr J R Stockton]

Is there a way in Javascript to abbreviate currency.
Like if it is $1000 then it convert it into 1K.

To answer your question : Yes, there is; in fact, there are many.

A single example is inadequate to discriminate between possible
requirements.

One can only have $1000 in JavaScript if it is a String. In any
normal situation, one should start with the calculated Number.

But consider

S = "$1000000000"
S = S.replace(/(0+)$/, function(a, s) { var L = s.length
return ['','0','00'][L%3] + ['','K','M','G','T','P','E'][(L/3)|0]})

noting that each required member of set of inserted characters could
instead be obtained from a single String, using respectively substring
and charAt.