Name
<xsl:decimal-format> — Defines a number format to be used when writing numeric values to the output document. If the <decimal-format> does not have a name, it is assumed to be the default number format used for all output. On the other hand, if a number format is named, it can be referenced from the format-number() function.
Category
Top-level element
Required Attributes
None.
Optional Attributes
- name
Gives a name to this format.
- decimal-separator
Defines the character (usually either a period or comma) used as the decimal point. This character is used both in the format string and in the output. The default value is the period character (
.).- grouping-separator
Defines the character (usually either a period or comma) used as the thousands separator. This character is used both in the format string and in the output. The default value is the comma (
,).- infinity
Defines the string used to represent infinity. Be aware that XSLT’s number facilities support both positive and negative infinity. This string is used only in the output. The default value is the string “Infinity”.
- minus-sign
Defines the character used as the minus sign. This character is used only in the output. The default value is the hyphen character (
-, #x2D).- NaN
Defines the string displayed when the value to be formatted is not a number. This string is used only in the output; the default value is the string “NaN”.
- percent
Defines the character used as the percent sign. This character is used both in the format string and in the ...
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