Add a thousands separator to a total with Javascript or jQuery?

Question

I have a function that sums a column of data in an html table. It does so admirably only I would like to have it put the commas in there that are needed to separate the thou

Answer 1

a recursive solution:

function thousands(amount) {
  if( /\d{3}\d+/.test(amount) ) {
    return thousands(amount.replace(/(\d{3}?)(,|$)/, ',$&'));
  }
  return amount;
}

another split solution:

function thousands (amount) {
  return amount
    // reverse string
    .split('')
    .reverse()
    .join('')
    // grouping starting by units
    .replace(/\d{3}/g, '$&,')
    // reverse string again
    .split('')
    .reverse()
    .join('');
}

Answer 2

Below is the working Example:

 $("#estimated-amount-due .content").html("$" + miniCartTotal.toFixed(2).replace(/(\d)(?=(\d{3})+(?!\d))/g, "$1,"));  

This line is sufficient, it works for me. Check the complete code below. Let me know if it works fine for you too.

$(".action.showcart").on('click', function() {
    var miniCartTotal = $("#estimated-subtotal .price").html();
    var miniCartTotalString = miniCartTotal.replace(/\$/g, '');
    var miniCartTotalString = miniCartTotalString.replace(/,/g, ''); 
    var configValue = 5; 

    miniCartTotal = parseFloat(miniCartTotalString) + configValue;
    console.log("updated value " + miniCartTotal);

    $("#estimated-amount-due .content").html("$" + miniCartTotal.toFixed(2).replace(/(\d)(?=(\d{3})+(?!\d))/g, "$1,"));
});

Answer 3

The $(this).html().replace(',', '') shouldn't actually modify the page. Are you sure the commas are being removed in the page?

If it is, this addCommas function should do the trick.

function addCommas(nStr) {
    nStr += '';
    var x = nStr.split('.');
    var x1 = x[0];
    var x2 = x.length > 1 ? '.' + x[1] : '';
    var rgx = /(\d+)(\d{3})/;
    while (rgx.test(x1)) {
        x1 = x1.replace(rgx, '$1' + ',' + '$2');
    }
    return x1 + x2;
}

Answer 4

This will add thousand separators while retaining the decimal part of a given number:

function format(n, sep, decimals) {
    sep = sep || "."; // Default to period as decimal separator
    decimals = decimals || 2; // Default to 2 decimals

    return n.toLocaleString().split(sep)[0]
        + sep
        + n.toFixed(decimals).split(sep)[1];
}

format(4567354.677623); // 4,567,354.68

You could also probe for the locale's decimal separator with:

var sep = (0).toFixed(1)[1];

Answer 5

This is how I do it:

// 2056776401.50 = 2,056,776,401.50
function humanizeNumber(n) {
  n = n.toString()
  while (true) {
    var n2 = n.replace(/(\d)(\d{3})($|,|\.)/g, '$1,$2$3')
    if (n == n2) break
    n = n2
  }
  return n
}

Or, in CoffeeScript:

# 2056776401.50 = 2,056,776,401.50
humanizeNumber = (n) ->
  n = n.toString()
  while true
    n2 = n.replace /(\d)(\d{3})($|,|\.)/g, '$1,$2$3'
    if n == n2 then break else n = n2
  n

Answer 6

Use toLocaleString()
In your case do:

return "Total Pounds Entered : " + tot.toLocaleString();