The info(“defaultfloatformat”) function returns the default format for converting floating point numbers to text.

Description

This function returns the current default format for converting floating point numbers to text:

info("defaultfloatformat") ☞ %.15g

See setdefaultfloatformat to learn more about the floating point format and how to change it.

See Also

• alphabeticnumber( -- converts a number into letters: A, B, C, etc.
• asc( -- converts the first character of a text string into a number from 0 to 65535 based on Unicode encoding.
• bigendianbinaryvalue( -- converts big endian binary data (a byte, word, or longword) into an unsigned number (see Binary Data).
• binarytotext( -- converts binary data into text, optionally using a specified encoding.
• binaryvalue( -- converts binary data (a byte, word, longword, or longlongword) into a number (see Binary Data).
• booleanvalue( -- converts a numeric or text value to Boolean (true/false).
• boolstr( -- converts a Boolean value to text, either `"true"` or `"false"`.
• bytepattern( -- converts a byte count to text: 543 Bytes, 543 Kb, 123 Mb, 3.2 Gb
• chr( -- converts a number into a single character of text, based on Unicode encoding.
• commalist( -- converts a text array (see Text Arrays) into an English list, with items separated by a comma and a space, except for the last two items which are separated by the word *and* and spaces.
• commastr( -- converts a number to text, with a comma every third digit. The number is converted as an integer, with no decimal point.
• completedatestr( -- converts a date to text, spelling out the month and including the day of the week.
• custompluralpattern( -- converts a number to text using a pattern, making customizable adjustments for pluralization.
• datestr( -- converts a date to text using format *mm/dd/yy*.
• daystr( -- converts a date to the day of the week (for example *Sunday*).
• dollarsandcents( -- converts a number to text formatted as dollars and cents.
• emojicheats( -- abbreviates any emojis with "emoji cheat" codes.
• encodeurlfragment( -- encodes text so that it can be used in the fragment portion of a URL (the portion after the # symbol).
• encodeurlhost( -- encodes text so that it can be used in the host portion of a URL (for example www.host.com).
• encodeurlpassword( -- encodes text so that it can be used in the password portion of a URL.
• encodeurlpath( -- encodes text so that it can be used in the path portion of a URL (the portion after the host name, but before any ? symbol).
• encodeurlquery( -- encodes text so that it can be used in the query portion of a URL (the portion after the ? symbol).
• encodeurluser( -- encodes text so that it can be used in the user name portion of a URL.
• eurodatestr( -- converts a date to text in European format.
• expandemojis( -- expands any "emoji cheat" abbreviations into the actual emojis.
• formatphone( -- formats a US phone number using the standard *(aaa) nnn-nnnn* format.
• hex( -- converts a text item containing a hexadecimal number into a standard number (decimal).
• hexbyte( -- converts a limited range of decimal numbers to a two-digit hexadecimal number expressed as a text string.
• hexlong( -- converts a decimal number to an eight-digit hexadecimal number expressed as a text string
• hexstr( -- converts a number to text formatted as a hexadecimal number.
• hextobinary( -- converts a sequence of hexadecimal digits into a raw binary data value.
• hexword( -- converts a decimal number to a four-digit hexadecimal number expressed as a text string.
• importcell( -- returns one cell of imported data.
• length( -- counts the number of characters in a text value (also called a string).
• littleendianbinaryvalue( -- converts little endian binary data (a byte, word, longword, or longlongword) into an unsigned number (see Binary Data).
• longdatestr( -- converts a date to text by spelling out the month.
• longtimestr( -- converts a number to text in am/pm time format, including seconds.
• money( -- converts a number to text, formatted as money.
• nth( -- converts a number into an ordinal.
• Numeric Patterns -- control how a number is displayed or converted to text.
• pattern( -- converts a number into text using a pattern.
• places( -- converts a number to text with a specific number of places after the decimal point.
• pluralpattern( -- converts a number to text using a pattern, making adjustments for pluralization.
• pointsval( -- converts a dimension to points (possibly from inches or centimeters).
• radix( -- converts a text item containing a number in a radix between 2 and 36 into a decimal number.
• radixstr( -- converts a number into a text item containing the equivalent number in a radix between 2 and 36.
• scientificnotation( -- converts a number to text, formatted in scientific notation.
• setdefaultfloatformat -- sets the default format for converting floating point values to text (unsupported).
• signedbinaryvalue( -- converts binary data (a byte, word, longword, or longlongword) into a signed number (see Binary Data).
• str( -- converts a number into text, with no formatting.
• superdatepattern( -- converts a number containing a superdate to text, allowing you to specify the patterns for both the date and the time conversion to text.
• superdatesecondsstr( -- converts a number containing a superdate to text, including the seconds.
• superdatestr( -- converts a number containing a superdate (date + time) to text.
• texttobinary( -- converts text into binary data, optionally using a specified encoding.
• timestr( -- converts a number to text in am/pm time format.
• val( -- converts text into a number.
• zbpattern( -- converts a number to text using a pattern, but returns empty text if the number is zero.

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