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Formatting
Usage:
Command Expression > c | $ | d | e [DecimalPlaces]
Numeric results can be formatted to fit your needs. The most common need for formatting is restricting the number of places to the right of the decimal point.
Formatting is accomplished by entering a formatting directive at the end of whatever commands and numbers you are evaluating. The formatting directive is constructed using:
* A 'greater than' symbol (>)
* A letter or symbol defining the type of formatting (c, $, d, e)
* The number of decimal places
To format a numeric result to two decimal places, enter
>d2
at the end of your expression. The
>
means that you wish to format. The
d
means to format as a decimal. The
2
means to format to 2 places to the right of the decimal.
Entering
1/7 >d2
will return a result of .14 which is 0.142857 rounded to two decimal places. Also try
1/7 >d1
and
1/7 >d4
Using
>$
or
>c
will format numbers as currency using a leading dollar sign and two places to the right of the decimal. You do not need to enter the
2
to format to two decimal places. If you enter a number here it will be ignored.
Entering
1/7 >$
will return a result of $0.14.
Using >e will format numbers using scientific notation, sometimes referred to as engineering notation. Entering
1/7 >e
will return a result of 1.428571E-001.
Following the e with a number, for example,
>e3
, will format numbers using scientific notation with three places to the right of the decimal in the mantissa. Entering
1/7 >e3
will return a result of 1.429E-001. Also try
1/7 >e1
and
1/7 >e4