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protected

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Parameters

item :  Object

The config object being added.

Returns
Ext.Component

The component to be added.

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Ext.util.Format singleton

NPM Package

@sencha/ext-react

Hierarchy

Ext.util.Format

Summary

This class is a centralized place for formatting functions. It includes functions to format various different types of data, such as text, dates and numeric values.

Localization

This class contains several options for localization. These can be set once the library has loaded, all calls to the functions from that point will use the locale settings that were specified.

Options include:

  • thousandSeparator
  • decimalSeparator
  • currencyPrecision
  • currencySign
  • currencyAtEnd

This class also uses the default date format defined here: Ext.Date#defaultFormat.

Using with renderers

There are two helper functions that return a new function that can be used in conjunction with grid renderers:

columns: [{
    dataIndex: 'date',
    renderer: Ext.util.Format.dateRenderer('Y-m-d')
}, {
    dataIndex: 'time',
    renderer: Ext.util.Format.numberRenderer('0.000')
}]

Functions that only take a single argument can also be passed directly:

columns: [{
    dataIndex: 'cost',
    renderer: Ext.util.Format.usMoney
}, {
    dataIndex: 'productCode',
    renderer: Ext.util.Format.uppercase
}]

Using with XTemplates

XTemplates can also directly use Ext.util.Format functions:

new Ext.XTemplate([
    'Date: {startDate:date("Y-m-d")}',
    'Cost: {cost:usMoney}'
]);
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properties

Instance Properties

currencyAtEnd : Boolean

This may be set to true to make the currency function append the currency sign to the formatted value.

This may be overridden in a locale file.

Defaults to:

false

currencyPrecision : Number

The number of decimal places that the currency function displays.

This may be overridden in a locale file.

Defaults to:

2

currencySign : String

The currency sign that the currency function displays.

This may be overridden in a locale file.

Defaults to:

"$"

currencySpacer : String

True to add a space between the currency and the value

This may be overridden in a locale file.

Defaults to:

''

Available since: 6.2.0

decimalSeparator : String

The character that the number function uses as a decimal point.

This may be overridden in a locale file.

Defaults to:

"."

defaultDateFormat : String

The global default date format.

Defaults to:

'm/d/Y'

percentSign : String

The percent sign that the percent function displays.

This may be overridden in a locale file.

Defaults to:

"%"

thousandSeparator : String

The character that the number function uses as a thousand separator.

This may be overridden in a locale file.

Defaults to:

","

methods

Instance Methods

attributes ( attributes )

Formats an object of name value properties as HTML element attribute values suitable for using when creating textual markup.

Parameters

attributes :  Object

An object containing the HTML attributes as properties eg: {height:40, vAlign:'top'}

capitalize ( string ) : String

Capitalize the first letter of the given string. Alias for Ext.String#capitalize.

Parameters

string :  String

Returns

:String

currency ( value, [sign], [decimals], [end], [currencySpacer] ) : String

Format a number as a currency.

Parameters

value :  Number/String

The numeric value to format

sign :  String (optional)

The currency sign to use (defaults to currencySign)

decimals :  Number (optional)

The number of decimals to use for the currency (defaults to currencyPrecision)

end :  Boolean (optional)

True if the currency sign should be at the end of the string (defaults to currencyAtEnd)

currencySpacer :  String (optional)

True to add a space between the currency and value

Returns

:String

The formatted currency string

date ( value, [format] ) : String

Formats the passed date using the specified format pattern. Note that this uses the native Javascript Date.parse() method and is therefore subject to its idiosyncrasies. Most formats assume the local timezone unless specified. One notable exception is 'YYYY-MM-DD' (note the dashes) which is typically interpreted in UTC and can cause date shifting.

Parameters

value :  String/Date

The value to format. Strings must conform to the format expected by the JavaScript Date object's parse() method.

format :  String (optional)

Any valid date format string. Defaults to Ext.Date#defaultFormat.

Returns

:String

The formatted date string.

dateRenderer ( format ) : Function

Returns a date rendering function that can be reused to apply a date format multiple times efficiently.

Parameters

format :  String

Any valid date format string. Defaults to Ext.Date#defaultFormat.

Returns

:Function

The date formatting function

defaultValue ( value, [defaultValue] ) : String

Checks a reference and converts it to the default value if it's empty.

Parameters

value :  Object

Reference to check

defaultValue :  String (optional)

The value to insert of it's undefined.

Defaults to: ""

Returns

:String

ellipsis ( value, length, [word] ) : String

Truncate a string and add an ellipsis ('...') to the end if it exceeds the specified length. Alias for Ext.String#ellipsis.

Parameters

value :  String

The string to truncate.

length :  Number

The maximum length to allow before truncating.

word :  Boolean (optional)

true to try to find a common word break.

Defaults to: false

Returns

:String

The converted text.

escape ( string ) : String

Escapes the passed string for ' and . Alias for Ext.String#escape.

Parameters

string :  String

The string to escape.

Returns

:String

The escaped string.

escapeRegex ( string ) : String

Escapes the passed string for use in a regular expression. Alias for Ext.String#escapeRegex.

Parameters

string :  String

The string to escape.

Returns

:String

The escaped string.

fileSize ( size ) : String

Simple format for a file size (xxx bytes, xxx KB, xxx MB).

Parameters

size :  Number/String

The numeric value to format

Returns

:String

The formatted file size

hex ( value, digits ) : String

Returns the given number as a base 16 string at least digits in length. If the number is fewer digits, 0's are prepended as necessary. If digits is negative, the absolute value is the exact number of digits to return. In this case, if then number has more digits, only the least significant digits are returned.

 expect(Ext.util.Format.hex(0x12e4, 2)).toBe('12e4');
 expect(Ext.util.Format.hex(0x12e4, -2)).toBe('e4');
 expect(Ext.util.Format.hex(0x0e, 2)).toBe('0e');

Parameters

value :  Number

The number to format in hex.

digits :  Number

Returns

:String

htmlDecode ( value ) : String

Convert certain characters (&, <, >, ', and ") from their HTML character equivalents. Alias for Ext.String#htmlDecode.

Parameters

value :  String

The string to decode.

Returns

:String

The decoded text.

htmlEncode ( value ) : String

Convert certain characters (&, <, >, ', and ") to their HTML character equivalents for literal display in web pages. Alias for Ext.String#htmlEncode.

Parameters

value :  String

The string to encode.

Returns

:String

The encoded text.

leftPad ( string, size, [character] ) : String

Pads the left side of a string with a specified character. This is especially useful for normalizing number and date strings. Example usage:

var s = Ext.String.leftPad('123', 5, '0');
// s now contains the string: '00123'

Alias for Ext.String#leftPad.

Parameters

string :  String

The original string.

size :  Number

The total length of the output string.

character :  String (optional)

The character with which to pad the original string.

Defaults to: ' '

Returns

:String

The padded string.

lessThanElse ( value, threshold, below, above, equal ) : Mixed

Compares value against threshold and returns:

  • if value < threshold then it returns below
  • if value > threshold then it returns above
  • if value = threshold then it returns equal or above when equal is missing

The usefulness of this formatter method is in templates. For example:

 {foo:lessThanElse(0, 'negative', 'positive')}

 {bar:lessThanElse(200, 'lessThan200', 'greaterThan200', 'equalTo200')}

Parameters

value :  Number

Value that will be checked

threshold :  Number

Value to compare against

below :  Mixed

Value to return when value < threshold

above :  Mixed

Value to return when value > threshold. If value = threshold and equal is missing then above is returned.

equal :  Mixed

Value to return when value = threshold

Returns

:Mixed

math Function

It does simple math for use in a template, for example:

var tpl = new Ext.Template('{value} * 10 = {value:math("* 10")}');

Returns

:Function

A function that operates on the passed value.

nbsp ( value, [strict] ) : Mixed

Returns a non-breaking space ("NBSP") for any "blank" value.

Available since: 6.2.0

Parameters

value :  Mixed

strict :  Boolean (optional)

Pass false to convert all falsey values to an NBSP. By default, only '', null and undefined will be converted.

Defaults to: true

Returns

:Mixed

nl2br ( v ) : String

Converts newline characters to the HTML tag <br/>

Parameters

v :  String

The string value to format.

Returns

:String

The string with embedded <br/> tags in place of newlines.

number ( v, formatString ) : String

Formats the passed number according to the passed format string.

The number of digits after the decimal separator character specifies the number of decimal places in the resulting string. The local-specific decimal character is used in the result.

The presence of a thousand separator character in the format string specifies that the locale-specific thousand separator (if any) is inserted separating thousand groups.

By default, "," is expected as the thousand separator, and "." is expected as the decimal separator.

Locale-specific characters are always used in the formatted output when inserting thousand and decimal separators. These can be set using the thousandSeparator and decimalSeparator options.

The format string must specify separator characters according to US/UK conventions ("," as the thousand separator, and "." as the decimal separator)

To allow specification of format strings according to local conventions for separator characters, add the string /i to the end of the format string. This format depends on the thousandSeparator and decimalSeparator options. For example, if using European style separators, then the format string can be specified as '0.000,00'. This would be equivalent to using '0,000.00' when using US style formatting.

Examples (123456.789):

  • 0 - (123457) show only digits, no precision
  • 0.00 - (123456.79) show only digits, 2 precision
  • 0.0000 - (123456.7890) show only digits, 4 precision
  • 0,000 - (123,457) show comma and digits, no precision
  • 0,000.00 - (123,456.79) show comma and digits, 2 precision
  • 0,0.00 - (123,456.79) shortcut method, show comma and digits, 2 precision
  • 0.#### - (123,456.789) Allow maximum 4 decimal places, but do not right pad with zeroes
  • 0.00## - (123456.789) Show at least 2 decimal places, maximum 4, but do not right pad with zeroes

Parameters

v :  Number

The number to format.

formatString :  String

The way you would like to format this text.

Returns

:String

The formatted number.

numberRenderer ( format ) : Function

Returns a number rendering function that can be reused to apply a number format multiple times efficiently.

Parameters

format :  String

Any valid number format string for number

Returns

:Function

The number formatting function

or ( value, orValue )

Returns this result:

 value || orValue

The usefulness of this formatter method is in templates. For example:

 {foo:or("bar")}

Parameters

value :  Boolean

The "if" value.

orValue :  Mixed

parseBox ( box ) : Object

Parses a number or string representing margin sizes into an object. Supports CSS-style margin declarations (e.g. 10, "10", "10 10", "10 10 10" and "10 10 10 10" are all valid options and would return the same result).

Parameters

box :  Number/String

The encoded margins

Returns

:Object

An object with margin sizes for top, right, bottom and left

percent ( value, [formatString] ) : String

Formats the passed number as a percentage according to the passed format string. The number should be between 0 and 1 to represent 0% to 100%.

Parameters

value :  Number

The percentage to format.

formatString :  String (optional)

See number for details.

Defaults to: "0"

Returns

:String

The formatted percentage.

pick ( value, firstValue, secondValue )

If value is a number, returns the argument from that index. For example

 var s = Ext.util.Format.pick(2, 'zero', 'one', 'two');
 // s === 'two'

Otherwise, value is treated in a truthy/falsey manner like so:

 var s = Ext.util.Format.pick(null, 'first', 'second');
 // s === 'first'

 s = Ext.util.Format.pick({}, 'first', 'second');
 // s === 'second'

The usefulness of this formatter method is in templates. For example:

 {foo:pick("F","T")}

 {bar:pick("first","second","third")}

Parameters

value :  Boolean

The "if" value.

firstValue :  Mixed

secondValue :  Mixed

plural ( value, singular, [plural] ) : String

Selectively return the plural form of a word based on a numeric value.

For example, the following template would result in "1 Comment". If the value of count was 0 or greater than 1, the result would be "x Comments".

var tpl = new Ext.XTemplate('{count:plural("Comment")}');

tpl.apply({
    count: 1
}); // returns "1 Comment"

Examples using the static plural method call:

Ext.util.Format.plural(2, 'Comment');
// returns "2 Comments"

Ext.util.Format.plural(4, 'person', 'people');
// returns "4 people"

Parameters

value :  Number

The value to compare against

singular :  String

The singular form of the word

plural :  String (optional)

The plural form of the word (defaults to the singular form with an "s" appended)

Returns

:String

output The pluralized output of the passed singular form

resource ( url, [prefix] ) : String

Resolves the specified resource url with an optional prefix. This resolution is based on Ext#resolveResource. The prefix is intended to be used for a package or resource pool identifier.

Parameters

url :  String

The resource url to resolve

prefix :  String (optional)

A prefix/identifier to include in the resolution.

Returns

:String

round ( value, [precision] ) : Number

Rounds the passed number to the required decimal precision.

Parameters

value :  Number/String

The numeric value to round.

precision :  Number (optional)

The number of decimal places to which to round the first parameter's value. If undefined the value is passed to Math.round otherwise the value is returned unmodified.

Returns

:Number

The rounded value.

sign ( value, negative, positive, zero ) : Mixed

Checks if value is a positive or negative number and returns the proper param.

The usefulness of this formatter method is in templates. For example:

 {foo:sign("clsNegative","clsPositive")}

Parameters

value :  Number

negative :  Mixed

positive :  Mixed

zero :  Mixed

Returns

:Mixed

stripScripts ( value ) : String

Strips all script tags.

Parameters

value :  Object

The text from which to strip script tags

Returns

:String

The stripped text

stripTags ( value ) : String

Strips all HTML tags.

Parameters

value :  Object

The text from which to strip tags

Returns

:String

The stripped text

substr ( value, start, length ) : String

Returns a substring from within an original string.

Parameters

value :  String

The original text

start :  Number

The start index of the substring

length :  Number

The length of the substring

Returns

:String

The substring

toggle ( string, value, other ) : String

Utility function that allows you to easily switch a string between two alternating values. The passed value is compared to the current string, and if they are equal, the other value that was passed in is returned. If they are already different, the first value passed in is returned. Note that this method returns the new value but does not change the current string.

// alternate sort directions
sort = Ext.String.toggle(sort, 'ASC', 'DESC');

// instead of conditional logic:
sort = (sort === 'ASC' ? 'DESC' : 'ASC');

Alias for Ext.String#toggle.

Parameters

string :  String

The current string.

value :  String

The value to compare to the current string.

other :  String

The new value to use if the string already equals the first value passed in.

Returns

:String

The new value.

trim ( string ) : String

Trims whitespace from either end of a string, leaving spaces within the string intact. Example:

var s = '  foo bar  ';
alert('-' + s + '-');                   //alerts "- foo bar -"
alert('-' + Ext.String.trim(s) + '-');  //alerts "-foo bar-"

Alias for Ext.String#trim.

Parameters

string :  String

The string to trim.

Returns

:String

The trimmed string.

uncapitalize ( string ) : String

Uncapitalize the first letter of a given string. Alias for Ext.String#uncapitalize.

Parameters

string :  String

Returns

:String

undef ( value ) : Object

Checks a reference and converts it to empty string if it is undefined.

Parameters

value :  Object

Reference to check

Returns

:Object

Empty string if converted, otherwise the original value

uppercase ( value ) : String

Converts a string to all upper case letters.

Parameters

value :  String

The text to convert

Returns

:String

The converted text

uri ( value ) : String

Formats the given value using encodeURI.

Available since: 6.2.0

Parameters

value :  String

The value to encode.

Returns

:String

uriCmp ( value ) : String

Formats the given value using encodeURIComponent.

Available since: 6.2.0

Parameters

value :  String

The value to encode.

Returns

:String

usMoney ( value ) : String

Format a number as US currency.

Parameters

value :  Number/String

The numeric value to format

Returns

:String

The formatted currency string

word ( value, index, [sep] ) : String

Returns the word at the given index. Spaces and punctuation are considered as word separators by default. For example:

 console.log(Ext.util.Format.word('Hello, my name is Bob.', 2);
 // == 'name'

Parameters

value :  String

The sentence to break into words.

index :  Number

The 0-based word index.

sep :  String/RegExp (optional)

The pattern by which to separate words.

Defaults to: "[\W\s]+"

Returns

:String

The requested word or empty string.

( value ) : String

Converts a string to all lower case letters.

Parameters

value :  String

The text to convert

Returns

:String

The converted text

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