How to convert number to 3 Digit places

Question

I am writing a for loop which return numbers from 1 to 999. I want numbers to be returned in 3 digits i.e., from 001 to 999. How can I convert the returned value in 3 digit places?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10073699/pad-a-number-with-leading-zeros-in-javascript — Tajinder, Jul 01 '14 at 06:11

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 01 '14 at 06:39

A simple function to pad +ve integers is:

function pad(n, length) {
  var len = length - (''+n).length;
  return (len > 0 ? new Array(++len).join('0') : '') + n
}

pad(32, 6) // '000032'
pad(32, 1) // '32'

If you need to maintain the sign, or deal with decimals, a little more work is required.

How to convert number to 3 Digit places

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