RCR feedback: Numeric#grouped

[Roger Pack]

Hello all.
I notice in ruby there's an easy to way to input "separated" number:

1_000_000
1_000_000.0

But there doesn't seem to be an easy way to "separate" digits when
outputting. At least I'm not aware of any.
The end goal would be something like

print "human readable with commas: #{1_000_000.0.grouped(',')}"

human readable with commas: 1,000,000.0

Does this already exist and, if not, any feedback (method name,
suitability) for its addition?
Thank you!
-r

 

[John Feminella]

Try this:

=3D=3D=3D=3D begin snippet =3D=3D=3D=3D
class Numeric
def separate(sep=3D",")
self.to_s.reverse.scan(/(?:\d*\.)?\d{1,3}-?/).join(sep).reverse
end
end

100.separate
=3D> "100"

100000.separate
=3D> "100,000"

1000000000.separate
=3D> "1,000,000,000"

1000000000.separate('.')
=3D> "1.000.000.000"

10000.12345.separate
=3D> "10,000.12345"
=3D=3D=3D=3D end snippet =3D=3D=3D=3D

~ jf

 

[Roger Pack]

John Feminella wrote in post #980950:

Try this:

==== begin snippet ====
class Numeric
def separate(sep=",")
self.to_s.reverse.scan(/(?:\d*\.)?\d{1,3}-?/).join(sep).reverse
end
end

I like the method name...any feedback on whether or not this should be
in core? (my inclination is yes...)
-r

 

[Brian Candler]

How about supporting extended sprintf syntax? From the manpage:

The five flag characters above are defined in the C standard. =

The
SUSv2 specifies one further flag character.

' For decimal conversion (i, d, u, f, F, g, G) the output is =

to be
grouped with thousands' grouping characters if the locale =

infor=E2=80=90
mation indicates any. Note that many versions of gcc(1) =

cannot
parse this option and will issue a warning. SUSv2 =

does not
include %'F.

i.e. "%'d" % 12345678

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