Problem with european number display

[Klaus HParticipant]

Hello,

I have a problem with the jqxNumberInput using european style formatting (, = decimal separator, . = group separator)

Setting the value from a number does not work properly then, especially if it is a negative number. If I set -1 as value for example, the result is “–1,00”

I have prepared two fiddles that demonstrate the problem – in the second fiddle it also shows you that it ignores the decimal digits.

http://jsfiddle.net/7s7nkyf5/
http://jsfiddle.net/r5ooc9qs/

I have found a solution that works with if I set decimal as string ‘-1,5’
http://jsfiddle.net/6kg0bcqh/

The same does not work with ‘-1’
http://jsfiddle.net/jb1m2mqL/

Could you please advise me what the correct way is to use jqxNumberInput with these separators for values with decimal digits and give me an example?

Best Regards
Klaus

[Peter StoevKeymaster]

Hi Klaus,

Numbers in Javascript are written with “.” decemal separator. However, when you put the widget to have “,” as decimal separator you should pass Strings like “-1,0”, “1,5”, etc. Ex: http://jsfiddle.net/xppkmqxs/ and http://jsfiddle.net/jseyevL0/

Best Regards,
Peter Stoev

jQWidgets Team
http://www.jqwidgets.com

[Klaus HParticipant]

Hello Peter,

thank you for the feedback. My understanding was the decimal parameter is always a number and the formatting is just the representation of the number and the controle does the formatting. I had the hunch earlier today that I have to set the number already formatted so I tried that and retrieve the number via decimal again – that returns me a real number which is fine and solves my problem. Thank you for the confirmation. 🙂

Best Regards
Klaus

[Klaus HParticipant]

Hi,

I have found another odd behaviour or maybe my interpretation of the decimal property is incorrect. Using your example of http://jsfiddle.net/xppkmqxs/ and trying to get the number for a calculation, i used $(“#jqxNumberInput”).jqxNumberInput(‘decimal’)); which always gives me the positive value (at least in my format). $(“#jqxNumberInput”).jqxNumberInput(‘getDecimal’)); works correctly. I thought they should give me the exact same result.

So I use getDecimal and it’s fine, but is this behaviour intended?

Best Regards
Klaus

[Klaus HParticipant]

Could anyone please verify the difference between decimal and getDecimal?

[Peter StoevKeymaster]

Hi Klaus,

The one is a property, the other is a method. Obviously, there is a difference. Otherwise, why there would be a method, if it returns the same as the property.

Best Regards,
Peter Stoev

jQWidgets Team
http://www.jqwidgets.com

[Klaus HParticipant]

Hello Peter,

yes, I see – I had only consulted the API and examples, in the documentation section it is explained better. I was confused because I can set the property with a negative value but can only get positive values via the property.

Thanks 🙂

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