Syntax
set aString = anInteger.printIntegerExpression(aFormat, aLocale?)
Semantics 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 Number Formatting.
SubstitutablesanIntegerCan 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 Number Formatting.
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.

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

Formatting examples can be found in Number Formatting.

Example File (Builder project E2E Action Language/BaseTypes):

<your example path>\E2E Action Language\BaseTypes\uml\formatExpressions.xml