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ToddKruseToddKruse 

Trying to display decimal as currency

I have VF page using a <table> with a <repeat> tag in it that is displaying information returned from an apex Class in the form of a <list> object.

 

The problem is, I am having to convert my decimal values to a string, format it with a dollar sign, put in the commas, etc.  Well, with the govenors in salesforce, this is getting taxing on the system.  Is there anyway to take a decimal and display it as currenty in the VF page?

 

 

 

So I am returning a list object,  and below is a sample of the <repeat> tag within the <table> tag.

 

<apex:repeat value="{!ReportValues}" var="RV">

                    <tr> 

 

                        <td width = "70px" align="right">

                            <apex:outputLabel value="{!RV.totApril}" />

                        </td>

                        <td width = "70px" align="right">

                            <apex:outputLabel value="{!RV.totMay}" />

                        </td>

 

    </tr>

</apex:repeat>

 

 

Thanks for any help you can give me.

 

--Todd Kruse

 

pmozz01pmozz01

If it is a SFDC currency field that you are trying to display, using outputField on your VF page will render the field as currency.  That much I have working, but am having problems with (1) aligning the decimal points in a pageBlockTable column and (2) converting a double to a currency string.  I have posted my code for (2) if anyone has suggestions.  The error I am getting is "Return value must be  of type Double.  Of course, I can eliminate that error if I  return rtn; but that does not display two decimal places.  

 

Any ideas appreciated!  Thanks.

 	private static string DecimaltoCurrency(Decimal val) {
		if (val==0) return '0.00';
		string str = val.divide(1,2,RoundingMode.HALF_UP).format()+'.00';
	 	integer dec = str.lastindexOf('.');
	 	system.debug('-------DecimaltoCurrency: -str/dec/len------------->'+str + '/'+dec+'/'+str.length());
	 	if (dec==-1 ) return str.substring(0,str.length()-2)+'.00';
	 	//else if (dec==str.length()-1) return str+'0';
	 	else return str.substring(0,dec+3);
	}

public double getTotalAmount() {
	double rtn=0.00;
	system.debug('newItems:'+newItems);
	
	if (newItems!=null && newItems.size()>0) {
		for (LineItem li : newItems.values()) {
			if (li.item!=null)
			 rtn+=(li.item.UnitPrice__c * li.item.Quantity__c);
		}
	}
	 return DecimaltoCurrency(rtn);
 }
 
 
 


ToddKruseToddKruse
thanks for the reply.  But outputField won't work because I am returning a custom list that has variables.  If I change the variable from a string to a decimal, and set the outputLabel to outputField, it throws an error saying I can only use outputField with SObjects.
 
--Todd
 
 


pmozz01pmozz01
Todd - I was just able to get this to work and it is referring to a list of variables (line items) as well.
 
Hope it helps.  Now, if I could only get my decimal points to align.
 	private static string DecimaltoCurrency(Decimal val) {
		if (val==0) return '0.00';
		string str = val.divide(1,2,RoundingMode.HALF_UP).format()+'.00';
	 	integer dec = str.lastindexOf('.');
	 	system.debug('-------DecimaltoCurrency: -str/dec/len------------->'+str + '/'+dec+'/'+str.length());
	 	if (dec==-1 ) return str.substring(0,str.length()-2)+'.00';
	 	//else if (dec==str.length()-1) return str+'0';
	 	else return str.substring(0,dec+3);
	}

public string getTotalAmount() {
	double rtn=0.00;
	system.debug('newItems:'+newItems);
	
	if (newItems!=null && newItems.size()>0) {
		for (LineItem li : newItems.values()) {
			if (li.item!=null)
			 rtn+=(li.item.UnitPrice__c * li.item.Quantity__c);
		}
	}
	 return DecimaltoCurrency(rtn);
 }


private void renumItems() {
	map<integer,LineItem> items = new map<integer,LineItem>();
	for (LineItem li : newItems.values()) {
		items.put(items.size(),li);
	}
	newItems=items;
}

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In Visualforce reference the variable:

	Invoice Total Amount : <h3>{!TotalAmount}</h3>