From: konsu <konsu@...>
Date: 2006-02-09T12:28:22+09:00
Subject: Re: Formatting Numbers

hello,

there is even bigger problem: the formatting that you are looking for 
depends on locale, and as far as i could tell ruby does not provide any 
support for that. so the solutions that people suggested would work only for 
american formatting, and as soon as you choose to change your formatting and 
use comma for decimal point you are at the square one...

konstantin

"HH" <lists@lastonepicked.com> wrote in message 
news:C00FDE38.BE9B2%lists@lastonepicked.com...
> This has got to be simple but I checked the PickAxe and Google to no 
> avail.
> My guess is that I'm looking for it in terms that don't make sense.
>
> Anyway...
>
> I have a fixnum:
>
> a = 1000
>
> I would like to output it with a comma, such as "1,000". Is there a
> formatting class or something I can use something along these lines
> (thinking from my Java background):
>
> Formatter f = Formatter.new("N0")
> puts f(a)
>
> Any help appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Hunter
>
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