JavaScript API Reference

Standard Javascript utilities can be easily referenced. Includes Formatting and Date Funtions.

Date

function offsetYears(origDate, numYears)

Code Snippet
offsetYears(new java.util.Date(), 4)

return system date (4 years ahead)
DateFunctions


Number

String formatNumber(Number n, int decimalPlaces)

Code Snippet
Format.formatNumber(345886,5)

return 345,886.00000

String formatNumber(Number n, String pattern)

Code Snippet
Format.formatNumber(450000,"#0,K")

return 450K

*Note that pattern only allows '#,K' or '#0,K'

Currency

String formatCurrency(Number n, String locale)

Code Snippet
Format.formatCurrency(12364,java.util.Locale("de","DE"))

return 12.364,00€

More information on JavaScript API is available at Chapter 7. Elixir Report JavaScript Reference of User Manual

-- TanDunlin - 12 Jan 2006