Convert the number into a string, match the number up to the second decimal place:
function calc(theform) {
var num = theform.original.value, rounded = theform.rounded
var with2Decimals = num.toString().match(/^-?\d+(?:\.\d{0,2})?/)[0]
rounded.value = with2Decimals
}
<form onsubmit="return calc(this)">
Original number: <input name="original" type="text" onkeyup="calc(form)" onchange="calc(form)" />
<br />"Rounded" number: <input name="rounded" type="text" placeholder="readonly" readonly>
</form>
The toFixed method fails in some cases unlike toString, so be very careful with it.
Convert the number into a string, match the number up to the second decimal place:
function calc(theform) {
var num = theform.original.value, rounded = theform.rounded
var with2Decimals = num.toString().match(/^-?\d+(?:\.\d{0,2})?/)[0]
rounded.value = with2Decimals
}
<form onsubmit="return calc(this)">
Original number: <input name="original" type="text" onkeyup="calc(form)" onchange="calc(form)" />
<br />"Rounded" number: <input name="rounded" type="text" placeholder="readonly" readonly>
</form>
The toFixed method fails in some cases unlike toString, so be very careful with it.
function toFixed(num, fixed) {
var re = new RegExp('^-?\\d+(?:\.\\d{0,' + (fixed || -1) + '})?');
return num.toString().match(re)[0];
}
As floating point math in javascript will always have edge cases, the previous solution will be accurate most of the time which is not good enough.
There are some solutions to this like num.toPrecision, BigDecimal.js, and accounting.js.
Yet, I believe that merely parsing the string will be the simplest and always accurate.
Basing the update on the well written regex from the accepted answer by @Gumbo, this new toFixed function will always work as expected.
Old answer, not always accurate:
Roll your own toFixed function:
function toFixed(num, fixed) {
fixed = fixed || 0;
fixed = Math.pow(10, fixed);
return Math.floor(num * fixed) / fixed;
}
How do I make only 2 decimal places?
rounding - Formatting a number with exactly two decimals in JavaScript - Stack Overflow
Delete digits after two decimal points, without rounding the value in javascript/jquery
dom events - Obtain two decimal places in JavaScript without rounding to the next bigger number - Stack Overflow
To format a number using fixed-point notation, you can simply use the toFixed method:
(10.8).toFixed(2); // "10.80"
var num = 2.4;
alert(num.toFixed(2)); // "2.40"
Note that toFixed() returns a string.
IMPORTANT: Note that toFixed does not round 90% of the time, it will return the rounded value, but for many cases, it doesn't work.
For instance:
2.005.toFixed(2) === "2.00"
UPDATE:
Nowadays, you can use the Intl.NumberFormat constructor. It's part of the ECMAScript Internationalization API Specification (ECMA402). It has pretty good browser support, including even IE11, and it is fully supported in Node.js.
const formatter = new Intl.NumberFormat('en-US', {
minimumFractionDigits: 2,
maximumFractionDigits: 2,
});
console.log(formatter.format(2.005)); // "2.01"
console.log(formatter.format(1.345)); // "1.35"
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You can alternatively use the toLocaleString method, which internally will use the Intl API:
const format = (num, decimals) => num.toLocaleString('en-US', {
minimumFractionDigits: 2,
maximumFractionDigits: 2,
});
console.log(format(2.005)); // "2.01"
console.log(format(1.345)); // "1.35"
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This API also provides you a wide variety of options to format, like thousand separators, currency symbols, etc.
This is an old topic but still top-ranked Google results and the solutions offered share the same floating point decimals issue. Here is the (very generic) function I use, thanks to MDN:
function round(value, exp) {
if (typeof exp === 'undefined' || +exp === 0)
return Math.round(value);
value = +value;
exp = +exp;
if (isNaN(value) || !(typeof exp === 'number' && exp % 1 === 0))
return NaN;
// Shift
value = value.toString().split('e');
value = Math.round(+(value[0] + 'e' + (value[1] ? (+value[1] + exp) : exp)));
// Shift back
value = value.toString().split('e');
return +(value[0] + 'e' + (value[1] ? (+value[1] - exp) : -exp));
}
As we can see, we don't get these issues:
round(1.275, 2); // Returns 1.28
round(1.27499, 2); // Returns 1.27
This genericity also provides some cool stuff:
round(1234.5678, -2); // Returns 1200
round(1.2345678e+2, 2); // Returns 123.46
round("123.45"); // Returns 123
Now, to answer the OP's question, one has to type:
round(10.8034, 2).toFixed(2); // Returns "10.80"
round(10.8, 2).toFixed(2); // Returns "10.80"
Or, for a more concise, less generic function:
function round2Fixed(value) {
value = +value;
if (isNaN(value))
return NaN;
// Shift
value = value.toString().split('e');
value = Math.round(+(value[0] + 'e' + (value[1] ? (+value[1] + 2) : 2)));
// Shift back
value = value.toString().split('e');
return (+(value[0] + 'e' + (value[1] ? (+value[1] - 2) : -2))).toFixed(2);
}
You can call it with:
round2Fixed(10.8034); // Returns "10.80"
round2Fixed(10.8); // Returns "10.80"
Various examples and tests (thanks to @t-j-crowder!):
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function round(value, exp) {
if (typeof exp === 'undefined' || +exp === 0)
return Math.round(value);
value = +value;
exp = +exp;
if (isNaN(value) || !(typeof exp === 'number' && exp % 1 === 0))
return NaN;
// Shift
value = value.toString().split('e');
value = Math.round(+(value[0] + 'e' + (value[1] ? (+value[1] + exp) : exp)));
// Shift back
value = value.toString().split('e');
return +(value[0] + 'e' + (value[1] ? (+value[1] - exp) : -exp));
}
function naive(value, exp) {
if (!exp) {
return Math.round(value);
}
var pow = Math.pow(10, exp);
return Math.round(value * pow) / pow;
}
function test(val, places) {
subtest(val, places);
val = typeof val === "string" ? "-" + val : -val;
subtest(val, places);
}
function subtest(val, places) {
var placesOrZero = places || 0;
var naiveResult = naive(val, places);
var roundResult = round(val, places);
if (placesOrZero >= 0) {
naiveResult = naiveResult.toFixed(placesOrZero);
roundResult = roundResult.toFixed(placesOrZero);
} else {
naiveResult = naiveResult.toString();
roundResult = roundResult.toString();
}
$("<tr>")
.append($("<td>").text(JSON.stringify(val)))
.append($("<td>").text(placesOrZero))
.append($("<td>").text(naiveResult))
.append($("<td>").text(roundResult))
.appendTo("#results");
}
test(0.565, 2);
test(0.575, 2);
test(0.585, 2);
test(1.275, 2);
test(1.27499, 2);
test(1234.5678, -2);
test(1.2345678e+2, 2);
test("123.45");
test(10.8034, 2);
test(10.8, 2);
test(1.005, 2);
test(1.0005, 2);
table {
border-collapse: collapse;
}
table, td, th {
border: 1px solid #ddd;
}
td, th {
padding: 4px;
}
th {
font-weight: normal;
font-family: sans-serif;
}
td {
font-family: monospace;
}
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Input</th>
<th>Places</th>
<th>Naive</th>
<th>Thorough</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody id="results">
</tbody>
</table>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
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You could use Math.floor and some additional arithmetics:
Math.floor(15.7784514000 * 100) / 100
Or convert the number into a string, match the number up to the second decimal place and turn it back into a number:
Number(15.7784514000.toString().match(/^\d+(?:\.\d{0,2})?/))
Then you can still call toFixed to get a string with a fixed number of decimal places.
var num1 = Math.floor(15.7784514000 * 100) / 100;
console.log(num1);
var num2 = Number(15.7784514000.toString().match(/^\d+(?:\.\d{0,2})?/));
console.log(num2)
console.log(num2.toFixed(2))
Update: As noted by @kuka this does not work for certain decimal numbers due to floating point error math. Don't use this solution - However I'm leaving it here for documentation sake.
Not sure if I know a library method off hand to do that but quick simple old school solution would be this:
Math.floor(4.999 * 100) / 100.0
Use Math.round() :
Math.round(num * 100) / 100
Or to be more specific and to ensure things like 1.005 round correctly, use Number.EPSILON :
Math.round((num + Number.EPSILON) * 100) / 100
If the value is a text type:
parseFloat("123.456").toFixed(2);
If the value is a number:
var numb = 123.23454;
numb = numb.toFixed(2);
There is a downside that values like 1.5 will give "1.50" as the output. A fix suggested by @minitech:
var numb = 1.5;
numb = +numb.toFixed(2);
// Note the plus sign that drops any "extra" zeroes at the end.
// It changes the result (which is a string) into a number again (think "0 + foo"),
// which means that it uses only as many digits as necessary.
It seems like Math.round is a better solution. But it is not! In some cases it will not round correctly:
Math.round(1.005 * 100)/100 // Returns 1 instead of expected 1.01!
toFixed() will also not round correctly in some cases (tested in Chrome v.55.0.2883.87)!
Examples:
parseFloat("1.555").toFixed(2); // Returns 1.55 instead of 1.56.
parseFloat("1.5550").toFixed(2); // Returns 1.55 instead of 1.56.
// However, it will return correct result if you round 1.5551.
parseFloat("1.5551").toFixed(2); // Returns 1.56 as expected.
1.3555.toFixed(3) // Returns 1.355 instead of expected 1.356.
// However, it will return correct result if you round 1.35551.
1.35551.toFixed(2); // Returns 1.36 as expected.
I guess, this is because 1.555 is actually something like float 1.55499994 behind the scenes.
Solution 1 is to use a script with required rounding algorithm, for example:
function roundNumber(num, scale) {
if(!("" + num).includes("e")) {
return +(Math.round(num + "e+" + scale) + "e-" + scale);
} else {
var arr = ("" + num).split("e");
var sig = ""
if(+arr[1] + scale > 0) {
sig = "+";
}
return +(Math.round(+arr[0] + "e" + sig + (+arr[1] + scale)) + "e-" + scale);
}
}
It is also at Plunker.
Note: This is not a universal solution for everyone. There are several different rounding algorithms. Your implementation can be different, and it depends on your requirements. See also Rounding.
Solution 2 is to avoid front end calculations and pull rounded values from the backend server.
Another possible solution, which is not a bulletproof either.
Math.round((num + Number.EPSILON) * 100) / 100
In some cases, when you round a number like 1.3549999999999998, it will return an incorrect result. It should be 1.35, but the result is 1.36.