> formatC(round(2189.745, 2), big.mark=",",format="f") [1] "2,189.7400"
Unfortunately this does not work Worik On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 11:45 AM, Peter Langfelder < [email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 4:41 PM, Worik R <[email protected]> wrote: > > Friends > > > > I am trying to format a number to a string so 2189.745 goes to "2,189.35" > > and 309283.929 goes to "309,283.93" > > > > I have tried to use formatC(X, big.mark=",",drop0trailing=FALSE, > format="f") > > but it does not get the number of decimals correct. Specifying digits > does > > not work as that is significant digits. I could use a switch statement > > switching on the size of the number to be formated to set the digits > > parameter but that is complex and leaves me insecure that thre may be > other > > problems I have not uncovered. > > > > Is there a simple way of using library functions to insert big.marks and > get > > the number of trailing digits correct? Perhaps some way of using > sprintf? > > > > Try this inserting a round() step before the final printing: > > x = 309283.929 > > formatC(round(x, 2), big.mark=",",drop0trailing=TRUE, format="f") > > [1] "309,283.93" > > > HTH, > > Peter > > > > cheers > > Worik > > > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > > > ______________________________________________ > > [email protected] mailing list > > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > > PLEASE do read the posting guide > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > > > > > > -- > Sent from my Linux computer. Way better than iPad :) > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
