Truncate number to two decimal places without rounding

Question

Suppose I have a value of 15.7784514, I want to display it 15.77 with no rounding.

var num = parseFloat(15.7784514);
document.write(num.toFixed(1)+\"


        

Answer 1

An Easy way to do it is the next but is necessary ensure that the amount parameter is given as a string.

function truncate(amountAsString, decimals = 2){
  var dotIndex = amountAsString.indexOf('.');
  var toTruncate = dotIndex !== -1  && ( amountAsString.length > dotIndex + decimals + 1);
  var approach = Math.pow(10, decimals);
  var amountToTruncate = toTruncate ? amountAsString.slice(0, dotIndex + decimals +1) : amountAsString;  
  return toTruncate
    ?  Math.floor(parseFloat(amountToTruncate) * approach ) / approach
    :  parseFloat(amountAsString);

}

console.log(truncate("7.99999")); //OUTPUT ==> 7.99
console.log(truncate("7.99999", 3)); //OUTPUT ==> 7.999
console.log(truncate("12.799999999999999")); //OUTPUT ==> 7.99