Documentation for this module may be created at Module:Number/doc
--
-- Number manipulation methods
--
-- Many methods are already available in the math library, so this will be fairly small
--
local p = {}
--
-- Rounds a number to a specified number of decimal places
--
-- If dp is not specified, it defaults to zero
-- based on <http://dev.wikia.com/wiki/Module:HF>
--
function p._round( num, dp )
local mult = 10 ^ ( dp or 0 )
return math.floor( num * mult + 0.5 ) / mult
end
function p.round( frame )
-- @todo implement for use as a template or through #invoke
end
--
-- Expands a shorthand number to an actual number
--
-- @example 3.5k -> 3500
-- @example 10m -> 10000000
--
function p._short( str )
-- get last character from str
--[[
local num
if char == 'k' then
num = num * 10^3
elseif char == 'm' then
num = num * 10^6
else if char == 'b'
-- strip trailing letter
num = num * 10^9
end
return num
]]
end
function p.short( frame )
-- todo implement for use as a template or through #invoke
end
return p