Tolerance.format_number

Tolerance.format_number(number, precision=None)

Format a number as a string.

Parameters:

numberfloat

The number.

precisionint, optional

The precision used when converting numbers to strings. Default is None, in which case self.precision is used.

Returns:

str

The formatted number.

Examples

>>> tol = Tolerance()
>>> tol.format_number(1.0)
'1.000'
>>> tol.format_number(1.0, precision=3)
'1.000'
>>> tol.format_number(1.0, precision=-1)
'1'
>>> tol.format_number(1.0, precision=-3)
'0'
>>> tol.format_number(12345, precision=-3)
'12300'