format_number: Format numeric value with fixed decimal places
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format_number R Documentation
Format numeric value with fixed decimal places
Description
Formats a numeric value to a specified number of decimal places, removing
leading/trailing whitespace and fixing negative zero display (e.g., "-0.00"
becomes "0.00"). When marks is supplied, applies locale-appropriate
decimal mark substitution.
Usage
format_number(x, digits, marks = NULL)
Arguments
x
Numeric value to format.
digits
Integer number of decimal places.
marks
Optional list with big.mark and decimal.mark as
returned by resolve_number_marks.
Value
Character string with formatted value.
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Format numeric value with fixed decimal places
Description
Formats a numeric value to a specified number of decimal places, removing
leading/trailing whitespace and fixing negative zero display (e.g., "-0.00"
becomes "0.00"). When marks is supplied, applies locale-appropriate
decimal mark substitution.
Usage
format_number(x, digits, marks = NULL)
Arguments
x |
Numeric value to format. |
digits |
Integer number of decimal places. |
marks |
Optional list with |
Value
Character string with formatted value.
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