Subject: RE: Unexpected Results with format-number()
From: "Michael Kay" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2007 14:09:17 +0100
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A fix for this problem has been produced and is in the Saxon Subversion
repository on SourceForge. As previously reported, the problem arose as a
side-effect of a patch released in Saxon 8.9.0.4.
Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Angela Williams [mailto:Angela.Williams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 16 August 2007 00:20
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Unexpected Results with format-number()
>
> I've just noticed a difference in the way small numbers are
> formatting.
> When I wrote this a few weeks ago, small numbers formatted
> with the correct precision. Now it seems the format string
> is being ignored.
>
> I believe I was using Saxon 8.8 when I first wrote the code.
> I updated to Saxon 8.9.0.4 yesterday, but that may just be a
> coincidence.
>
> What am I missing?
>
> Sample XML:
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <values>
> <amt>-0.003000</amt>
> <amt>-0.001500</amt>
> <amt>0.003000</amt>
> <amt>0.00</amt>
> <amt>0</amt>
> </values>
>
> Expected output:
> amt: [-0.003] formatted-value: [-$0.00]
> amt: [-0.0015] formatted-value: [-$0.00]
> amt: [0.003] formatted-value: [$0.00]
> amt: [0] formatted-value: [$0.00]
> amt: [0] formatted-value: [$0.00]
>
> Actual output:
> amt: [-0.003] formatted-value: [-$0]
> amt: [-0.0015] formatted-value: [-$0]
> amt: [0.003] formatted-value: [$0]
> amt: [0] formatted-value: [$0]
> amt: [0] formatted-value: [$0]
>
> Stylesheet:
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <xsl:stylesheet
> xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
> xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
> xmlns:fk="http://www.the401kcompany.com/functions"
> version="2.0">
>
> <xsl:template match="/values">
> <html>
> <body>
> <xsl:apply-templates select="amt" />
> </body>
> </html>
> </xsl:template>
>
> <xsl:template match="amt">
> <p>
> <xsl:value-of select="fk:nbr-format(.)" />
> </p>
> </xsl:template>
>
> <xsl:function name="fk:nbr-format">
> <xsl:param name="amt" as="xs:double" />
> <xsl:variable name="picture" select="'$,.00'" />
> amt: [<xsl:value-of select="$amt" />]
> formatted-value: [<xsl:value-of
> select="format-number(number($amt), string($picture))" />]
> </xsl:function>
> </xsl:stylesheet>
>
> Thanks!
> Angela Williams
> Software Developer
> The 401k Company, A Charles Schwab Company
> 98 San Jacinto Blvd. ~ Suite 1100 ~ Austin, TX 78701
> Office: 512.344.1547 ~ Fax: 512.397.6656
> Angela.Williams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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