DECIMALFORMAT  
Description

Converts a number to a decimal-formatted string.

 
Returns

A number as a string formatted with two decimal places and a thousands separator.

 
Category

Display and formatting functions

 
Function syntax
DecimalFormat(number)
 
See also

DollarFormat, NumberFormat

 
Parameters

 
Example
<h3>DecimalFormat Function</h3>
<p>Returns a number to two decimal places.
<p>
<cfloop FROM = 1 TO = 20 INDEX = "counter">
   <cfoutput>
   #counter# * Square Root of 2: 
      #DecimalFormat(counter * sqr(2))#
   </cfoutput>
   <br>
</cfloop>

Number to format

NUMBER