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Thank you Mikkel.

Is this theori or have you tried it in real life? It is making no difference here at the soloution I am working on!

...GrossPriceInCurrentCurrecy.FormatDouble("{0:F}") -> 9285
...GrossPriceInCurrentCurrecy.FormatDouble({0:F}) -> 9285

And that applies for all the examples you have submitted...

/Sten

Of course I have tried it. Which version of Dynamicweb are you using?

The tag extensions documentation states that you have to run Dynamicweb 8.2.3.0 or newer to use the FormatDouble extension tag.

Hi Mikkel,

I'm also having difficulties using the double tag extension.

The solution is running version 8.2.3.8:
http://www.proterapi.dk/kopi-af-produktertest/traeningscykler/monark-traeningscykel-927e.aspx

I'm trying to format the following tag like so 1.000,00:
http://screencast.com/t/x3TFUnbM9i

But nothing happens. Been trying all sorts of combinations.

The field is a customfield, so I figured, maybe it doesn't work with customfields, but it's the same deal with the standard price tag.

The customfield is set to "Decimal number" in backend, so it's actually being formatted correctly when you look at the value in eCom, but the output from the tag throws the format away.
http://screencast.com/t/SFG6D0nrCM1u

The template is PT_Product2013.html

BR
Martin

You have to write

.FormatInteger({0:C})

I have added a couple of examples to the documentation.

Best regards,
Mikkel

Hi Mikkel,

Thanks for the quick reply.

I can see that you've edited the template, but nothing have changed in frontend:
http://screencast.com/t/82iGXWRJI0

I've tried with both Format and FormatInteger, and different sorts of combinations.
I just want to format the output like so: 11.000

BR
Martin

I have a simular issue. Trying to format a date on an item:

<!--@ItemPublisher:Item.Publish_Date.Format({0:MM/dd/yy H:mm:ss zzz})-->

11/22/2000 returns: 11/22/2000

I am on 8.4.1.15.

If I wrap the format param in quotes I get this .NET error, perhaps it help you debugging:

System.FormatException: Input string was not in a correct format.
   at System.Text.StringBuilder.AppendFormat(IFormatProvider provider, String format, Object[] args)
   at System.String.Format(IFormatProvider provider, String format, Object[] args)
   at System.String.Format(String format, Object arg0)
   at Dynamicweb.Rendering.Template.ProcessMethods(String tagName, String value, String methods)
   at Dynamicweb.Rendering.Template.GetTagValue(Match match)
   at Dynamicweb.Rendering.Template.ReplaceTag(Match match)
   at System.Text.RegularExpressions.RegexReplacement.Replace(MatchEvaluator evaluator, Regex regex, String input, Int32 count, Int32 startat)
   at System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.Replace(String input, MatchEvaluator evaluator, Int32 count, Int32 startat)
   at System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.Replace(String input, MatchEvaluator evaluator)
   at Dynamicweb.Rendering.Template.ReplaceTags(String tmpOutput)
   at Dynamicweb.Rendering.Template.Output()
   at Dynamicweb.Rendering.Loop.Commit(String parentName, Int32 parentLoopIndex, Int32 loopCounter)
   at Dynamicweb.Rendering.Template.CommitLoop()
   at Dynamicweb.Content.Items.Rendering.Renderer.RenderItems(IEnumerable`1 items, ItemListSettings settings)
   at Dynamicweb.Modules.ItemPublisher.Frontend.List()
   at Dynamicweb.Modules.ItemPublisher.Frontend.GetContent()
   at Dynamicweb.Frontend.Content.getModule(DataRow& ParagraphRow)

Med venlig hilsen/Best regards,

Sten Hougaard
Webudvikler

E: sho@1stweb.dk
M: 29850818
A: København/Aarhus . W: www.1stweb.dk
@: netsi1964

Hi Sten

The tag values are in strings - so the date you pass to .Format is already a string and will therefore not react on a date format string...

That is why we have FormatDouble and FormatInteger - so we convert the template value from string to the right type before applying the format on the value.

So, I just added a FormatDate string extension method. But it is 'dangerous' to use because changing dates from string to date can go wrong. So remember to use a RFC date format or something.

That said, can you not use one of the date formats already provided by the template engine? http://templates.dynamicweb-cms.com/TemplateTags/Dynamicweb-template-tags/General-tags/Date/time-tag-extensions.aspx

@Martin

({0:C}) is formatting a currency and needs a double or an integer to work. That would give you something like "Kr. 3,00" - just tried it like this:

<!--@Ecom:Order.OrderLines.TotalProductQuantity.FormatInteger({0:C})-->

You need to use another string

<!--@Ecom:Order.OrderLines.TotalProductQuantity.FormatInteger({0:F0})-->

where F0 controls the number of decimals, i.e. F1 = 3,0, F2 = 3,00.

Since you are formatting a price, you should use FormatDouble instead:

.....Value.Clean.FormatDouble({0:C})

Hi Nicolai,

Thank you for your reply. I guess we would love to get a "HTML5 Microformat" extention to the time-tag-extensions (TTE).

Like: http://microformats.org/wiki/abbr-datetime-pattern

So that we can format:

<time datetime="2012-08-26 20:09-0700">
  8:09pm on August 26th, 2012
</time>

I actually have tried to use the TTE, but also run into values not formated with prefixed zero (like 8 is not 08)

/Sten

Hi Nicolai,

Nothing happens I'm affraid:
http://www.proterapi.dk/kopi-af-produktertest/traeningscykler/monark-traeningscykel-927e.aspx

Should this be working together with customfields even?

My tag looks like this now:
<!--@Ecom:Product:Field.PTStykPris1.Value.Clean.FormatDouble({0:C})-->

Screen:
http://screencast.com/t/82iGXWRJI0

BR
Martin

@Sten

You can use a long variaty of formats (http://microformats.org/wiki/value-class-pattern#Date_and_time_values), i.e. the sortable offset which is available in Dynamicweb:

<!--@ Ecom:Order.Date.SortableOffset-->: 2014-06-26T13:03:09+02:00

@Martin

proterapi.dk is running on 8.2 and the tag extension methods FormatDouble and FormatInteger requires 8.3... (Build date after 20/8-2013)

Nicolai

Hi Nicolai,

Does say 8.2.3.0 in the documentation though:
http://templates.dynamicweb-cms.com/TemplateTags/Dynamicweb-template-tags/General-tags/Tag-extensions.aspx

Proterapi is running 8.2.3.8.

BR
Martin

Yes, Tag extensions in general was introduced in 8.2.3 - FormatDouble and FormatInteger are from 8.3.

Documentation updated.