Format::setNumFormat

Format::setNumFormat -- Sets the numeric format.

Synopsis

require_once "Spreadsheet/Excel/Writer.php";

void Format::setNumFormat (integer $num_format)

Description

Sets the numeric format. It can be date, time, currency, etc... The following table lists possible values for $num_format and the corresponding types that a numeric format expects as arguments.

Table 37-1. Numeric formats and types

0DecimalThe amount of zeros specifies the amount of digits that will be shown
0.00DecimalThe amount of zeros after the decimal dot specifies the amount of decimal digits that will be shown
#.##DecimalThe amount of sharp signs after the decimal dot specifies the maximum amount of decimal digits that will be shown
0%PercentThe amount of zeros specifies the amount of digits that will be shown.
0.000%PercentThe amount of zeros after the decimal dot specifies the amount of decimal digits that will be shown.
$#.#;[Red]($#.#)CurrencyZeros and sharp signs have the same meaning as in other formats.
??/??FractionThe amount of question signs in the denominator determines its precision (maximum amount of digits in the denominator).
# ??/??FractionA fraction with an integer part. Zeros and sharp signs are used for defining the integer part, and they have the same meaning as in other formats.
0.00E+#ScientificIn scientific notation base and exponent are formated according to the same rules applied to decimals. For scientific notation zeros and sharp signs appear to be equivalent.
D-MMM-YYDateA date represented in the given notation. Month can be a one or two digits month, or a three letter month. Year can have 2 or 4 digits. The argument to be formated as a date is considered to be the number of days since December 30 1899 (Excel's day zero). For dates preceding day zero, negative numbers can be used.
D/M/YYYY h:mm:ssDate/TimeA date represented in the given notation. The argument to be formated as a date is considered to be the number of days since Excel's day zero.
h:mm:ss AM/PMTimeA time represented in the given notation. Be careful, the argument to be formated as a time has to be given in days. For example an argument of 0.5 would be presented as '12:00:00 PM'.

The information here presented comes from OpenOffice.org's Documentation of the Microsoft Excel File Format (http://sc.openoffice.org/excelfileformat.pdf).

Parameter

Note

This function can not be called statically.

Example