locale-format-number

Arguments: stream value suppress-ts suppress-dp &optional (locale *locale*)

Arguments:

• stream is a stream.
• value is a number.
• suppress-ts is a boolean.
• suppress-dp is a boolean.
• locale is a locale.

This function outputs value to stream in the locale appropriate numeric format.

If suppress-ts is specified true, then the thousands-separator character is not used.

If suppress-dp is specified true, then the decimal-point character is not used if value is an integer.

The function locale-format-number can be invoked using the format ~/ directive. The locale argument can be supplied using format's ~v construct. The suppress-ts argument is specified using the colon modifier. The suppress-dp argument is specified using the at-sign modifier.

Examples:

;; [assuming *locale* is (find-locale "en_US")]

(locale-format-number *terminal-io* 12345 nil nil)
  prints 12,345

(format t "~/locale-format-number/" 12345.67)
  prints 12,345.67

(format t "~v/locale-format-number/" :fr_FR 12345.67)
  prints 12 345,67

(format t "~v/locale-format-number/" :fr_FR 12345)
  prints 12 345,

(format t "~v:/locale-format-number/" :fr_FR 12345)
  prints 12345,

(format t "~v@/locale-format-number/" :fr_FR 12345)
  prints 12 345

See Localization support in Allegro CL in iacl.htm. See also iacl.htm for general information on locales in Allegro CL.

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