num2text proc

Format

• num2text(N, SigFig=6)
• num2text(N, Digits, Radix)

Returns

A text string.

Args

• N: A number.
• SigFig: Number of significant digits.
• Digits: Minimum number of digits
• Radix: The base of the number, e.g. 16 is hexadecimal.

Get the text string for a number. The number of significant digits determines when scientific notation is used. The default is 6, so scientific notation will only be used when there are more than 6 digits.

T = num2text(12)  // = "12"
T = num2text(12,1)  // = "1.2e1"

The Radix format is intended for converting numbers to bases other than 10, although you can still use 10. In this format, Digits represents the minimum number of digits to use, and the result will be left-padded with zeroes if necessary. Also, in this form only the integer part of the number is used, and it can’t be any larger than what a 32-bit integer could store (about 4 billion). These limitations may be lessened or removed in the future, but this format was mainly intended for simple conversions.

world << num2text(11, 2, 16)  // "0b"
world << num2text(343, 0, 7)  // "1000"

See also

text2num proc