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

Is this what you mean?

function showAsFloat(num, n){
      return !isNaN(+num) ? (+num).toFixed(n || 2) : num;
}

document.querySelector('#result').textContent = 
    [
     'command                      | result',
     '-----------------------------------------------',
     'showAsFloat(1);              | ' + showAsFloat(1),
     'showAsFloat(1.314);          | ' + showAsFloat(1.314),
     'showAsFloat(\'notanumber\')    | ' + showAsFloat('notanumber'),
     'showAsFloat(\'23.44567\', 3)   | ' + showAsFloat('23.44567', 3),
     'showAsFloat(2456198, 5)      | ' + showAsFloat('2456198', 5),
     'showAsFloat(0);              | ' + showAsFloat(0)
    ].join('\n');