Number format in JavaScript

What's the best way to format a number?

• If decimal is less than 2 digits, add zero to make it 2 decimals
• If more than 4, truncate to 4 decimals
• If 3 decimals, keep it to 3 decimals

14 => 14.00
14.1 => 14.10
14.123 => 14.123
14.12347 => 14.1234


I don't want rounding to happen

if (number !== 0) {
nParts = number.toString().split('.');
if (nParts[1]) {
if (nParts[1].length > 4) {
nParts = 4;
} else if (nParts[1].length < 3) {
nParts = 2;
} else {
nParts = 3;
}
} else {
nParts = 2;
}
}
number = number.toFixed(nParts);


Help me improve on this.

• As I interpret it, 14.99999 → '14.9999' – 200_success Jan 26 '14 at 17:53
• toString().split('.') isn't going to work reliably. Consider that some cultures write their numbers using a comma for a decimal 987,24 – George Mauer Jan 27 '14 at 1:39
• @kleinfreund Right – Vjy Jan 27 '14 at 13:04
• @200_success Correct – Vjy Jan 27 '14 at 13:05

since you don't want rounding, treat as string rather than number...

function strange(number){
var n=0;
if (number !== 0) {
nParts = number.toString().split(/\.|,/);
if (nParts[1]){
n=nParts[1].length;
n = n <=2 ? 2 : n==3 ? 3 : 4;
nParts[1] = nParts[1] + '0'
}else{
n=2;
nParts[1]='00';
}
}
return nParts[0] + '.' + nParts[1].slice(0,n);
}

;strange(14);
;strange(14.1);
;strange(14.123);
;strange(14.12347);

/*
14 => 14.00
14.1 => 14.10
14.123 => 14.123
14.12347 => 14.1234
*/