Objective-C: how to round of double to 2 decimal places if there is some value after decimal otherwise the value should be rounded to 0 decimal places

Question

How to format a decial value as follows:

/// variable
double value = 9.99999

/// conversion
NSSting* str = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%.2f", value];

/// result
9.99

but when the value is 9.00000 it is returning 9.00

How should I format the string that it would show 9.0000 as 9 and 9.99999 as 9.99??

`%.f` will return only 9 as far as formatting is concerned. – NSNoob Feb 01 '16 at 11:36 — NSNoob, Feb 01 '16 at 11:36

Greg · Answer 1 · 2016-02-01T11:50:25.307

You should have a look on NSNumberFormatter. I added the code in Swift but you can easily convert it to Objective-C:

let formatter = NSNumberFormatter()
formatter.numberStyle = NSNumberFormatterStyle.DecimalStyle
formatter.minimumFractionDigits = 0
formatter.maximumFractionDigits = 2
formatter.roundingMode = NSNumberFormatterRoundingMode.RoundFloor
print("\(formatter.stringFromNumber(9.00))")

// Objective-C (Credit goes to NSNoob)

        NSNumberFormatter *formatter = [[NSNumberFormatter alloc] init];
        [formatter setNumberStyle: NSNumberFormatterDecimalStyle];
        formatter.minimumFractionDigits = 0;
        formatter.maximumFractionDigits = 2;
        [formatter setRoundingMode:NSNumberFormatterRoundFloor];
        NSString* formattedStr = [formatter stringFromNumber:[NSNumber numberWithFloat:9.00]];
        NSLog(@"number: %@",formattedStr);

Hi greg, seeing as you probably did not have time to re-write your answer in Objective C, I have [converted it to Obj-C](http://paste.ubuntu.com/14848971/). Please add it to your answer if you want to :) — NSNoob, Feb 01 '16 at 11:48

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:52

According to this related question's answer, you can try doing:

// Usage for Output   1 — 1.23
[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@ — %@", [self stringWithFloat:1], 
                                       [self stringWithFloat:1.234];

// Checks if it's an int and if not displays 2 decimals.
+ (NSString*)stringWithFloat:(CGFloat)_float
{
    NSString *format = (NSInteger)_float == _float ? @"%.0f" : @"%.2f";
    return [NSString stringWithFormat:format, _float];
}

In Swift, you can use the "%g" ("use the shortest representation") format specifier:

import UIKit

let firstFloat : Float = 1.0
let secondFloat : Float = 1.2345

var outputString = NSString(format: "first: %0.2g second: %0.2g", firstFloat, secondFloat)

print("\(outputString)")

comes back with:

"first: 1 second: 1.2"

Objective-C: how to round of double to 2 decimal places if there is some value after decimal otherwise the value should be rounded to 0 decimal places

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