Formatting floating point numbers into a string

[martin_dietiker]

Hi,

I am relatively new in ABAP and I am searching for a FM or function to convert a given floating point number into a string using a given format (like using the [DecimalFormatter|http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/text/DecimalFormat.html] class in Java).

eg.

Number: 1234.56

Format: #,##0.00

Result 1,234.45

Number: 1234

Format #,##0.00

Result: 1,234.00

Number 0.34

Format: #,###.##

Result: .34

Number: 0.34

Format: #,##0.00

Result. 0.34

Number: 0.56

Format: 0.0

Result: 0.6

Number: 1234.56

Format: abc#,###

Result: abc1,235

and so on

I have already tried the 'using mask' expression in the write command and also the FM 'C14N_NUMERIC_FORMAT' but without my desired results.

Any idea

regards Martin

[Former Member]

Hi,

You can use WRITE....TO statement to convert. which converts the contents of the source field into a field with type C

WRITE <f1> TO <f2> <Options>

Eg:

DATA: NUMBER TYPE F VALUE '4.3',

TEXT(10),

FLOAT TYPE F,

PACK TYPE P DECIMALS 1.

WRITE NUMBER TO TEXT EXPONENT 2.

WRITE NUMBER TO FLOAT.

WRITE NUMBER TO PACK.

Regards

Shiva

Edited by: Shiva Kumar Tirumalasetty on Aug 24, 2009 8:03 PM

[martin_dietiker]

Thx Shiva,

but this dosn't solve my problem. I 'simply' want to apply a format like described above to the number and thus get the number in the desired format.

eg.

I have a float number 1234.34 which is stored in the float field like 1.23456E+3. I have a format telling me to show only the integer part of this number (like 1234). My idea is to apply a format '###9' to that number and it will give back a string containing '1234'. Likewise with the other format expressed in my original question.

hope this makes my question a bit more understandable.

regards

Martin

[Sandra_Rossi]

I've never seen that. In SAP, we don't bother with formats, we usually have requirements which require only one format. I'm afraid that you have to code it yourself.

[former_member156446]

Use 'FLTP_CHAR_CONVERSION' in this you can mention the number of decimal place you want to have...

[retired_member]

Nowadays, you format numeric data into strings with embedded expressions in string templates and their formatting options:

Embedded expressions - format options

WRITE TO is the old fashioned way ...