Re: currency format for negative number

Tuesday, June 2, 2009, 1:48:28 PM, strutstwouser wrote:
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> I have a related question on currency formatting ; thought i'll add to this
> post instead of adding a new one..
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> How do i currency-format a String value? . i.e i have
> pointsAndLender.getValue() returning a String, not a BigDecimal and i can't
> control this design . 
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> ${pointsAndLender.value?number?string.currency}  works , but wanted to make
> sure this is the best way to do it. It seems a little weird to convert a
> string to number and then to string again..Please confirm

There is nothing strange in it. For formatting something, the program
has to "understand" it first, be it FreeMarker or not.

> Thanks,
> joseph
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> Daniel Dekany wrote:
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>> Thursday, May 21, 2009, 11:28:35 PM, Scott Purcell wrote:
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>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I have the following
>>> Adjustment Amount: ${adjustment.adjustmentAmount?string.currency!""}
>>>
>>> The adjustment.getAdjustmentAmount method returns a BigDecimal and
>>> all is good. Problem is the value for adjustment is -5.00.
>>> So when it prints to the email it prints ($5.00) which I thought
>>> was good, but the customer wants -$5.00.
>>>
>>> Can anyone assist with this?
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>> I'm afraid it's out of our reach... we call the currency formatting of
>> the Java platform. However, personally I just wouldn't build on
>> that... call me paranoid, but who knows what will be the default
>> format in the next release. And displaying money is exactly something
>> that better not have bugs. Rather write a TemplateMethodEx (or a
>> #function maybe) so you can reliably control how are things displayed.
>> You see, ${my.currency(adjustment.adjustmentAmount)} or something...
>> 
>>> Thanks,
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