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Number.ToText

Syntax

Number.ToText(number as nullable number, optional format as nullable text, optional culture as nullable text) as nullable text

About

Converts the numeric value number to a text value according to the format specified by format.

The format is a text value indicating how the number should be converted. For more details on the supported format values, go to Standard numeric format strings and Custom numeric format strings.

An optional culture may also be provided (for example, "en-US") to control the culture-dependent behavior of format.

Example 1

Convert a number to text without specifying a format.

Usage

Number.ToText(4)

Output

"4"

Example 2

Convert a number to exponential format.

Usage

Number.ToText(4, "e")

Output

"4.000000e+000"

Example 3

Convert a number to percentage format with only one decimal place.

Usage

Number.ToText(-0.1234, "P1")

Output

"-12.3 %"