Template:Nts
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Similar to Dts, Nts stands for Number Table Sorting and is used to correctly sort and display numbers using thousands separators in a table when using sortable tables.
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[edit] What it solves
To use Help:Sorting and have it function correctly, numbers must be entered with not more than one thousands separator. To enable the display of thousands separators in a table column containing also one or more numbers of one million or more, this template automatically creates the hidden <span style="display:none">&&&&&&&123456789.&&1230</span> 123,456,789.00123 before the actual displayed number. It forces the sorting routine to use text sort on the hidden segment, which functions correctly due to the preceding ampersands (currently till 16 digits before, and 6 digits after the decimal separator).
Negative numbers do not sort correctly.
[edit] Parameters
The template has only one parameter: a real number without thousand separators.
[edit] Input
{{Nts|123456789.00123}}
[edit] Output
Output sent to table
<span style="display:none">&&&&&&&123456789.&&1230</span> 123,456,789.00123
Output displayed to user
123,456,789.00123
[edit] See also
- Template:Ntsh- same as Nts, but does not display the number
- Template:Lsc11- using non-breaking spaces instead of ampersands in a similar fashion
