Format number to always show 2 decimal places

Question

I would like to format my numbers to always display 2 decimal places, rounding where applicable.

Examples:

number     display
------     -------
1            


        

Answer 1

For modern browsers, use toLocaleString:

var num = 1.345;
num.toLocaleString(undefined, { maximumFractionDigits: 2, minimumFractionDigits: 2 });

Specify a locale tag as first parameter to control the decimal separator. For a dot, use for example English U.S. locale:

num.toLocaleString("en-US", { maximumFractionDigits: 2, minimumFractionDigits: 2 });

which gives:

1.35

Most countries in Europe use a comma as decimal separator, so if you for example use Swedish/Sweden locale:

num.toLocaleString("sv-SE", { maximumFractionDigits: 2, minimumFractionDigits: 2 });

it will give:

1,35