Module:NumberParser/doc

This module parses numbers expressed in different notations and returns a string representation of the number in standard format. This is a helper module that is intended to be used by other modules, rather than called by templates.

Usage

-- First import the module at the start of your module.
local NumberParser = require('Module:NumberParser')

-- Call the parse function with your input.
local input = '5e6'
local output = NumberParser.parse(input)

Supported Notations

Notation	Examples	Notes
Standard Notation	5, 37, 1000000000
Exponential Notation	3e17, 2.5e+5, 7.e15, .8e+22	Exponent is required Coefficient must have the integer part, the decimal part, or both. Both e and e+ are allowed.
Unit Notation	14K, 3M, 1.5Q	Coefficient must have the integer part, decimal part, or both.

Supported Units

• K: 1,000
• M: 1,000,000
• B: 1,000,000,000
• T: 1,000,000,000,000
• Q: 1,000,000,000,000,000

Invalid Numbers

Negative numbers and decimal numbers are not supported.