Rell System Library/[root]/decimal/to_text

to_text

pure function to_text(): text

Converts this decimal to a string representation.

Since

0.9.1

pure function to_text(scientific: boolean): text

Converts this decimal to a string representation, optionally using scientific notation (e.g.: 1.2345E+100).

Since

0.9.1

Parameters

scientific

Flag indicating whether to use scientific notation. When true, the result has a form 1.23456789E+123, with one digit before the point and at most 20 digits after the point (the exponent part is optional). The returned text is not always an exact representation of the decimal value due to rounding.