Number.Currency

Converts a number to a formatted currency string.

Parameters

• number - A float or integer to convert.

• options - A keyword list of options. See the documentation of all available options below for more information.

Options

• :unit - The currency symbol to use. Default: "$"

• :precision - The number of decimal places to include. Default: 2

• :delimiter - The character to use to delimit the number by thousands. Default: ","

• :separator - The character to use to separate the number from the decimal places. Default: "."

• :format - The format of the number. This can be used to put the currency symbol in a different place. See the examples for usage. There are two supported format string placeholders:
  • %u - Represents the currency symbol, or unit.
  • %n - Represents the number.

• :negative_format - The format of the number when it is negative. Uses the same formatting placeholders as the :format option.

Default config for these options can be specified in the Number application configuration.

config :number, currency: [
                  unit: "£",
                  precision: 2,
                  delimiter: ",",
                  separator: ".",
                  format: "%u%n",           # "£30.00"
                  negative_format: "(%u%n)" # "(£30.00)"
                ]

Examples

iex> Number.Currency.number_to_currency(nil)
nil

iex> Number.Currency.number_to_currency(1000)
"$1,000"

iex> Number.Currency.number_to_currency(1000, unit: "£")
"£1,000"

iex> Number.Currency.number_to_currency(-1000)
"-$1,000"

iex> Number.Currency.number_to_currency(-234234.23)
"-$234,234.23"

iex> Number.Currency.number_to_currency(1234567890.50)
"$1,234,567,890.50"

iex> Number.Currency.number_to_currency(1234567890.506)
"$1,234,567,890.51"

iex> Number.Currency.number_to_currency(1234567890.506, precision: 3)
"$1,234,567,890.506"

iex> Number.Currency.number_to_currency(-1234567890.50, negative_format: "(%u%n)")
"($1,234,567,890.50)"

iex> Number.Currency.number_to_currency(1234567890.50, unit: "R$", separator: ",", delimiter: "")
"R$1234567890,50"

iex> Number.Currency.number_to_currency(1234567890.50, unit: "R$", separator: ",", delimiter: "", format: "%n %u")
"1234567890,50 R$"