new module:ct-element
Parses an amount containing a thousands, millions or billions token into a number.
LocalisedAmountParser is typically used in the XML Renderer Framework, but can be invoked programmatically
as in the following example which evaluates to '4900000'
LocalisedAmountParser.parse('4.9MM', {})
See @link module:ct-element/formatter/AmountFormatter} for the complementary formatter.
- Implements:
Methods
parse(sValue, mAttributes) → {String}
Parses an amount containing a thousands, millions or billions token into a number.
If the amount does not match, then null is returned.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
sValue |
Variant | the amount with tokens |
mAttributes |
Object | the map of attributes. |
Returns:
the numeric amount, or null if the value was not recognized.
- Type
- String