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The Number Format action node reformats a number input into another specified format.
This node is typically used after a Request Input node where a customer is required to provide a number or an API call where a number is returned.
This table describes some common number formatting patterns you can make use of in Chat Flow.
Pattern | Description | Example input | Example formatting |
# | Used to indicate groupings; used with either "," or "." to specify groupings | 123123.1 | ###,###.## = 123,123.1 or ######,## = 123123,1 |
0 | Used to indicate groupings and the exact number of digits to be displayed; used with either "," or "." to specify groupings | 1234.5 | ###,###.00 = 1,234.50 or 000,000.00 = 001,234.50 |
Currency | Currency indicators can be set as a prefix to patterns | 1234.5 | $###,###.00 = $1,234.50 |