printFloatExpression() Operation

printFloatExpression() initializes a String object from a Float using the given format expression. The format expression is a string with placeholders for number variables. The syntax is described in 

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aFloat

Can be any variable or object attribute having the type Float. 

aFormat

Can be any variable or object attribute having the type String. The pattern syntax is described in 

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aLocale

Optional variable or object attribute having the type Basic Components::Basic Behavior::NumbersLocale.

This parameter can be used to define the following properties:

• negativeSign: characters used to signify negative values. Usually '-'

• positiveSign: characters used to signify positive values. Usually '+'

• thousandsSeparator: characters used to separate units of thousand, e.g. ','

• decimalPoint: e.g. '.'

• currencySymbol: e.g. '$'
  Default values are given by the system locales.

set aString = aFloat.printFloatExpression("999.99");

Formatting examples can be found in Number Formatting.