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Special formatting signs:
Sign Description Example
,
Sign separating variables for
formatting
{7,10} – Net mass in adjustment
unit with constant length of 10
characters, with right justification
-
Minus sign or left justification
{7,-10} – Net mass in adjustment
unit with constant length of 10
characters, with left justification
:
Sign proceeding formatting or
time separator (i.e. hours,
minutes and seconds)
{7:0.000} – Net mass in
adjustment unit always with three
decimal places; {3:hh:mm:ss} –
Current time in format: hour :
minute : second
.
First detected dot in a digit is
recognized as separator of
integer and decimal parts.
Each following dot is ignored.
{55:0.00} – Product’s unit price
always with two decimal places;
{17:0.0000} – Average from
measurements, always with four
decimal places;
F
Sign formatting digits to a
chain of sign in format “-
ddd.ddd…” (where: d stands
for a single digit, minus is for
digits with negative value
only) or determining number
of decimal places
{7:F2} – Net mass in adjustment
unit always with two decimal
places;
{7,9:F2} – Net mass in
adjustment unit always with two
decimal places and fixed length of
9 characters with right
justification;
V
Formatting mass and
quantities derivatives of mass
in EAN13 code
{7:V6.3} – Net mass in a form of
EAN13 code (6-character code)
with three decimal places
T
Formatting mass and
quantities derivatives of mass
in EAN128 code
{7:T6.3} – Net mass in a form of
EAN128 code with three decimal
places;
/
Date separator between days,
months and years
{2:yy/MM/dd} – Current date in
format:
year - month - day, where yy stand
for two less meaningful characters
of a year;
\
sign “escape” deleting a
formatting function from the
following sign, so that it is
recognized as text
{2:yy\/MM\/dd} – Current date
in format: year / month / day;
{2:yy\:MM\:dd} – Current date in
format: year : month : day. Should
“\” be used in literal meaning,
insert: \\;