printIntegerExpression() Operation

printIntegerExpression() initializes a String object from an Integer 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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anInteger

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

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 '+'

• currencySymbol: e.g. '$' 

The other attributes of the NumbersLocale class are not relevant for integers. Default values are given by the system locales.

set aString = anInteger.printIntegerExpression("999MI"); 

Formatting examples can be found in Number Formatting.