Module:Gapnum/doc

Implements Template:Gapnum

Use in other modules

The gaps function can be useful for formatting in other modules that work with displaying large numbers.

local gaps = require('Module:Gapnum').gaps

Using the gaps function, the first argument is the number to format. The second argument can be a table with keys that tell the module how to format. The table keys that can be used are:

• gap - a number with CSS units (px, em, en, etc) that define the size of the gap between numbers. If blank, the module will use 0.25em.
• prec - a number that determines the precision of the decimal part of the number. If the precision is less than the number of digits, extra digits will be removed without rounding; if it is more, zeroes will be added to the end to create the desired precision. If blank, the module will use -1, which means the precision will be the same as the number given; no digits added or removed.

local gaps = require('Module:Gapnum').gaps

function example()
	local n = 123456.78900011
	-- Example for just simple formatting of a number
	-- n_gaps will use the default, .25em gaps and no change in precision
	-- The result will have its gaps created with inline css
	-- But the result would look like:
	-- 123 456.789 000 11
	local n_gaps = gaps(n)

	-- Different gap size
	-- These will format n into the same groups as above
	-- But the spaces between the groups will be larger and smaller, respectively
	local n_big_gaps = gaps(n, {gap='1em'})
	local n_small_gaps = gaps(n, {gap='1px'})

	-- Different precision
	-- n_prec_5 will use the number 123456.78900
	-- The result would look like:
	-- 123 456.789 00
	local n_prec_5 = gaps(n, {prec=5})
	-- n_prec_10 will use the number 123456.7890001100
	-- The result would look like:
	-- 123 456.789 000 1100
	local n_prec_10 = gaps(n, {prec=10})

	-- Both different gaps and precision can be used:
	local n_big_5 = gaps(n, {gap='1em', prec=5})
	local n_small_10 = gaps(n, {gap='1px', prec=10})
end