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Number.ToText

Converts the given number to text.

Syntax​

Number.ToText(
number as number,
optional format as text,
optional culture as text
) as text

Remarks​

Converts the numeric value number to a text value according to the format specified by format.

The format is a text value indicating how the number should be converted. For more details on the supported format values, go to https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2241210 and https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2240884.

An optional culture may also be provided (for example, "en-US") to control the culture-dependent behavior of format.

Examples​

Example #1​

Convert a number to text without specifying a format.

Number.ToText(4)

Result:

"4"

Example #2​

Convert a number to exponential format.

Number.ToText(4, "e")

Result:

"4.000000e+000"

Example #3​

Convert a number to percentage format with only one decimal place.

Number.ToText(-0.1234, "P1")

Result:

"-12.3 %"

Category​

Number.Conversion and formatting