Monthly Archives: April 2008

slickifying Slikcalc to version 1.0

By brad | Published: April 26, 2008
A new version of Slikcalc (1.0) was released. This release simplified some code, mainly the slikcalc.formatCurrency() method. There was also a bug where a calculator could be initialized more than once depending on timing that was fixed. As always, feel free to leave feedback on the library. Enjoy. Download Slikcalc 1.0
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Format Currency in Javascript (simplified)

By brad | Published: April 22, 2008
While working on Slikcalc, I was trying to find the easiest way to format a number for currency. I had found some implementations that were pretty complex, using regex and absolute values, and thought there had to be a simpler way. This is what I came up with and so it works great in all the browsers I've tested (IE 6/7, Firefox 2 (windows & mac), Opera 9 (windows and mac). 
function formatCurrency(num) {
	num = isNaN(num) || num === '' ? 0.00 : num;
	return parseFloat(num).toFixed(2);
}
Just thought I'd share for anyone working with something similar.
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