Internally the type of “0” will be text initially which is probably why the number format isn’t applied. Any math will convert it to a number. This is something that should be addressed once we have optional type declaration for variables. On Thu, Feb 15, 2018 at 12:28 PM J. Landman Gay via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> It's not just containers, anything that converts the implicit numeric type > to text will honor numberformat. > -- > Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com > HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com > > > > On February 15, 2018 11:56:33 AM Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > Thanks Klaus and Mike indeed you are correct. I keep making the mistake > of > > reading the dictionary. ;-P I don't see anything there that refers to > only > > working with containers, only that the results of the calculation is > affected. > > > > But it's more complex than even that. Given: > > > > set the numberFormat to "0.00" > > put 0 into textprice > > put textprice > > > > displays 0, not 0.00. So a calculation *must* be performed on a variable > > *and* the variable put into a container in order for this to take effect. > > What I am going to do instead to initialize a numberic variable is to > add 0 > > to a variable. > > > > The second part I am sketchy on tho. I think the script editor variable > > watcher is itself a livecode stack with livecode fields, so it ought to > > reflect the results of numberFormat, however numberFormat applies only to > > the local script it is set in, so how that could be accomplished I do > not know. > > > > I think I will put in a feature request to update the dictionary to > reflect > > this. > > > > Bob S > > > > > >> On Feb 15, 2018, at 09:34 , Klaus major-k via use-livecode > >> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > >> > >> Hi Bob, > >> > >>> Am 15.02.2018 um 18:20 schrieb Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > >>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>: > >>> > >>> I have this in a script: > >>> > >>> on mouseUp > >>> set the numberFormat to "0.00" > >>> put 1.00+1 into tpoextprice > >>> breakpoint > >> > >> put tpoextprice > >> > >>> end mouseUp > >>> At this point tpoextprice is 2. Not mind you, 2.00, just 2. > >> > >> Adding this, will put 2.00 into the message box. LC 8.1.9, Mac. > >> So maybe the debugger does just not display the correct number? > >> > >>> Either I am missing something (again) or else numberFormat is broken. > >>> > >>> Bob S > >> > >> Best > >> > >> Klaus > >> > >> -- > >> Klaus Major > >> http://www.major-k.de > >> kl...@major-k.de > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> use-livecode mailing list > >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > >> subscription preferences: > >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
