Is there any function in Javascript for converting numbers (with decimal places) to words?

Question

I want to convert a calculated amount to words.

For 2 to 3 decimal places, as the amount is in USD(e.g. 230.54) as well as Omani Riyals(e.g. 230.542). I tried one function mentioned in Stackoverflow but it doesnt go for 3 decimal places.i.e Convert digits into words with JavaScript but the functions either dont work for decimal places or do not include 3 decimal places.

For example if the number is 235.45 than words should be TWO HUNDRED THIRTY FIVE AND 45 CENTS or TWO HUNDRED THIRTY FIVE AND 45/100 DOLLARS Same for the Omari Riyals: If amount is 235.456, than TWO HUNDRED THIRTY FIVE AND 456 FILS or TWO HUNDRED THIRTY FIVE AND 450/1000 RIYALS

i tried this but it outputs only numbers before decimal:

function converttoWords(amount) {
    var words = new Array();
    words[0] = '';
    words[1] = 'One';
    words[2] = 'Two';
    words[3] = 'Three';
    words[4] = 'Four';
    words[5] = 'Five';
    words[6] = 'Six';
    words[7] = 'Seven';
    words[8] = 'Eight';
    words[9] = 'Nine';
    words[10] = 'Ten';
    words[11] = 'Eleven';
    words[12] = 'Twelve';
    words[13] = 'Thirteen';
    words[14] = 'Fourteen';
    words[15] = 'Fifteen';
    words[16] = 'Sixteen';
    words[17] = 'Seventeen';
    words[18] = 'Eighteen';
    words[19] = 'Nineteen';
    words[20] = 'Twenty';
    words[30] = 'Thirty';
    words[40] = 'Forty';
    words[50] = 'Fifty';
    words[60] = 'Sixty';
    words[70] = 'Seventy';
    words[80] = 'Eighty';
    words[90] = 'Ninety';
    amount = amount.toString();
    var atemp = amount.split(".");
    var number = atemp[0].split(",").join("");
    var n_length = number.length;
    var words_string = "";
    if (n_length <= 9) {
      var n_array = new Array(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
      var received_n_array = new Array();
      for (var i = 0; i < n_length; i++) {
        received_n_array[i] = number.substr(i, 1);
      }
      for (var i = 9 - n_length, j = 0; i < 9; i++ , j++) {
        n_array[i] = received_n_array[j];
      }
      for (var i = 0, j = 1; i < 9; i++ , j++) {
        if (i == 0 || i == 2 || i == 4 || i == 7) {
          if (n_array[i] == 1) {
            n_array[j] = 10 + parseInt(n_array[j]);
            n_array[i] = 0;
          }
        }
      }
      value = "";
      for (var i = 0; i < 9; i++) {
        if (i == 0 || i == 2 || i == 4 || i == 7) {
          value = n_array[i] * 10;
        } else {
          value = n_array[i];
        }
        if (value != 0) {
          words_string += words[value] + " ";
        }
        if ((i == 1 && value != 0) || (i == 0 && value != 0 && n_array[i + 1] == 0)) {
          words_string += "Crores ";
        }
        if ((i == 3 && value != 0) || (i == 2 && value != 0 && n_array[i + 1] == 0)) {
          words_string += "Lakhs ";
        }
        if ((i == 5 && value != 0) || (i == 4 && value != 0 && n_array[i + 1] == 0)) {
          words_string += "Thousand ";
        }
        if (i == 6 && value != 0 && (n_array[i + 1] != 0 && n_array[i + 2] != 0)) {
          //words_string += "Hundred and ";
          words_string += "Hundred ";
        } else if (i == 6 && value != 0) {
          words_string += "Hundred ";
        }
      }
      words_string = words_string.split("  ").join(" ");
    }
    return words_string;
}

Can anyone please help me in this?

It looks like you just need to truncate to an integer, convert the integer to words, and then convert the fractional part to a fraction or "CENTS" / "FILS" text as appropriate and append. What have you tried? — Ted Hopp, Feb 26 '20 at 07:23
@nico i tried developing this(editing my question), but its giving output for only the amount before decimals. — 4N335, Feb 26 '20 at 12:07

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 26 '20 at 22:32

Have a look at the N/format/i18n module. The locale can be set according to the ISO 639-2 code.

Try this in your browser console;

var i18n;   
require(['N/format/i18n'],
  function(i8) {
    i18n = i8;
  });               
i18n.spellOut({number: 145.32, locale:'eng'});

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 26 '22 at 14:37

Feb 2022 : Generic and Short 'Currency to Words' Javascript Function

Handle all Currencies in English

I have developed the following short Javascript function that can convert any Currency Number into words including decimal places (fractions).

The function uses US English Grammer for writing numbers into words.

Syntax

currencyToWords(number, currancy, format={})

number    : any numeric or number in string form for large numbers
currency  : object holding the currency information as follows:
            {
             country    : the country Name       (e.g.: 'US')
             majorSingle: Major Unit Single Name (e.g.: 'Dollar')
             majorPlural: Major Unit Plural Name (e.g.: 'Dollars')
             minorSingle: Minor Sub-Unit Single  (e.g.: 'Cent')
             minorPlural: Minor Sub-Unit Plural  (e.g.: 'Cents')
             fraction   : Decimal Places Number  (e.g.: 2)
             };
format    : object holding the format for the minor (sub-units) using
            'minor' parameters, as follows:
            'numeric' : Sub-Units in Numeric Form (i.g. 35 Cents)
            'fraction': Sub-Units in Fractional Form (i.g. 35/100 US Dollar)
            empty or other (default): Sub-Units in Words Form
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Example 1: Convert US Dollars in Default Mode

    let currancy = {
    country    : "US",     // country Name
    majorSingle: "Dollar", // Major Unit Single
    majorPlural: "Dollars",// Major Unit Plural
    minorSingle: "Cent",   // Minor Sub-Unit Single
    minorPlural: "Cents",  // Minor Sub-Unit Plural
    fraction   : 2,        // Decimal Places
    };

console.log(currencyToWords(50,currancy));
// Fifty US Dollars

console.log(currencyToWords(20.23,currancy));
// Twenty US Dollars, and Twenty-Three Cents

console.log(currencyToWords(0.99,currancy));
// Zero US Dollar, and Ninety-Nine Cents

console.log(currencyToWords(100.2,currancy));
// One Hundred US Dollars, and Twenty Cents

console.log(currencyToWords(1.01,currancy));
// One US Dollar, and One Cent

console.log(currencyToWords(0.01,currancy));
// Zero US Dollar, and One Cent

console.log(currencyToWords(520.01,currancy));
// Five Hundred Twenty US Dollars, and One Cent

Example 2: Convert US Dollars with Sub-Units (Minor) in 'numeric' Format

console.log(currencyToWords(50,currancy,{minor:"numeric"}));
// Fifty US Dollars

console.log(currencyToWords(20.23,currancy,{minor:"numeric"}));
// Twenty US Dollars, and 23 Cents

console.log(currencyToWords(0.99,currancy,{minor:"numeric"}));
// Zero US Dollar, and 99 Cents

console.log(currencyToWords(100.2,currancy,{minor:"numeric"}));
// One Hundred US Dollars, and 20 Cents

console.log(currencyToWords(1.01,currancy,{minor:"numeric"}));
// One US Dollar, and 1 Cent

console.log(currencyToWords(0.01,currancy,{minor:"numeric"}));
// Zero US Dollar, and 1 Cent

console.log(currencyToWords(520.01,currancy,{minor:"numeric"}));
// Five Hundred Twenty US Dollars, and 1 Cent

Example 2: Convert US Dollars with Sub-Units (Minor) in 'fraction' Format

console.log(currencyToWords(50,currancy,{minor:"fraction"}));
// Fifty US Dollars

console.log(currencyToWords(20.23,currancy,{minor:"fraction"}));
// Twenty, and 23/100 US Dollars

console.log(currencyToWords(0.99,currancy,{minor:"fraction"}));
// Zero, and 99/100 US Dollar

console.log(currencyToWords(100.2,currancy,{minor:"fraction"}));
// One Hundred, and 20/100 US Dollars

console.log(currencyToWords(1.01,currancy,{minor:"fraction"}));
// One, and 1/100 US Dollar

console.log(currencyToWords(0.01,currancy,{minor:"fraction"}));
// Zero, and 1/100 US Dollar

console.log(currencyToWords(520.01,currancy,{minor:"fraction"}));
// Five Hundred Twenty, and 1/100 US Dollars

Changing the Currency

You can specify the name of the country, major and minor currency names (singular and plural). The fraction is the number of decimal places for the minor (sub-unit). For US Dollars it is 2 for a Euro: 2, for Kuwait Dinar: 3, or Omani Riyal: 3, etc.

If you want to have a currency without the country name, then set the country name to an empty string ''.

/********************************************************
* @function    : currencyToWords(number, currancy, [format])
* @purpose     : Converts Currency to Words
* @version     : 1.00
* @author      : Mohsen Alyafei
* @licence     : MIT
* @date        : 27 Feb 2022
* @param       : number   [required] numeric or string
*                curr [required] object description
*                format   [optional] with the following parameters:
*                minor: 'numeric' or 'fraction' or none (default)
* @returns     : {string} Currency String in Words
********************************************************/
function currencyToWords(num=0, curr, format={}) {
format=format.minor;
format ??= "";
num=(num+="").split((0.1).toLocaleString().substring(1,2));
let frc = (num[1]+"000").substring(0,curr.fraction), a=", and ",
    cc  = " "+curr.country+(curr.country?" ":"")+(num[0]>1?curr.majorPlural:curr.majorSingle),
    out = numToWords(num[0])+(format=="fraction" && num[1]?"":cc);
if (num[1]) {
    let sub=frc>1?curr.minorPlural:curr.minorSingle;
    if      (format=="numeric")  out+=a+(+frc)+" "+sub;
    else if (format=="fraction") out+=a+(+frc)+"/1"+"0".repeat(curr.fraction)+cc;
    else    out+=a+numToWords(frc)+" "+sub;
}
return out;
//----------------------------------------------------------------
function numToWords(num = 0) {
if (num == 0) return "Zero";
num= ("0".repeat(2*(num+="").length%3)+num).match(/.{3}/g);
let out="",
    T10s=["","One","Two","Three","Four","Five","Six","Seven","Eight","Nine","Ten","Eleven","Twelve","Thirteen","Fourteen","Fifteen","Sixteen","Seventeen","Eighteen","Nineteen"],
    T20s=["","","Twenty","Thirty","Forty","Fifty","Sixty","Seventy","Eighty","Ninety"],
    sclT=["","Thousand","Million","Billion","Trillion","Quadrillion"];
return num.forEach((n,i) => {
if (+n) {
 let h=+n[0], t=+n.substring(1), scl=sclT[num.length-i-1];
 out+=(out?" ":"")+(h?T10s[h]+" Hundred":"")+(h && t?" ":"")+(t<20?T10s[t]:T20s[+n[1]]+(+n[2]?"-":"")+T10s[+n[2]]);
 out+=(out && scl?" ":"")+scl;
}}),out;
}
}
//----------------------------------------------------------------










//=========================================
//             Test Code
//=========================================

let currancy = {
country    : "US",     // country Name
majorSingle: "Dollar", // Major Unit Single
majorPlural: "Dollars",// Major Unit Plural
minorSingle: "Cent",   // Minor Sub-Unit Single
minorPlural: "Cents",  // Minor Sub-Unit Plural
fraction   : 2,        // Decimal Places
};

// default. sub-units in word format
console.log(currencyToWords(50,currancy));
console.log(currencyToWords(20.23,currancy));
console.log(currencyToWords(0.99,currancy));
console.log(currencyToWords(100.2,currancy));
console.log(currencyToWords(1.01,currancy));
console.log(currencyToWords(0.01,currancy));
console.log(currencyToWords(520.01,currancy));
console.log("-".repeat(50));

// sub-units in numeric format
console.log(currencyToWords(50,currancy,{minor:"numeric"}));
console.log(currencyToWords(20.23,currancy,{minor:"numeric"}));
console.log(currencyToWords(0.99,currancy,{minor:"numeric"}));
console.log(currencyToWords(100.2,currancy,{minor:"numeric"}));
console.log(currencyToWords(1.01,currancy,{minor:"numeric"}));
console.log(currencyToWords(0.01,currancy,{minor:"numeric"}));
console.log(currencyToWords(520.01,currancy,{minor:"numeric"}));
console.log("-".repeat(50));

// sub-units in fractional format
console.log(currencyToWords(50,currancy,{minor:"fraction"}));
console.log(currencyToWords(20.23,currancy,{minor:"fraction"}));
console.log(currencyToWords(0.99,currancy,{minor:"fraction"}));
console.log(currencyToWords(100.2,currancy,{minor:"fraction"}));
console.log(currencyToWords(1.01,currancy,{minor:"fraction"}));
console.log(currencyToWords(0.01,currancy,{minor:"fraction"}));
console.log(currencyToWords(520.01,currancy,{minor:"fraction"}));
console.log("-".repeat(50));

currancy = {
    country    : "Omani",  // country Name
    majorSingle: "Riyal", // Major Unit Single
    majorPlural: "Riyals",// Major Unit Plural
    minorSingle: "Baisa",  // Minor Sub-Unit Single
    minorPlural: "Baisa",  // Minor Sub-Unit Plural
    fraction   : 3,        // Decimal Places
    };

console.log(currencyToWords(50,currancy,{minor:"fraction"}));
console.log(currencyToWords(200.234,currancy,{minor:"fraction"}));
console.log(currencyToWords(2000.99,currancy,{minor:"fraction"}));
console.log(currencyToWords(30100.2,currancy,{minor:"fraction"}));
console.log(currencyToWords(3456.001,currancy,{minor:"fraction"}));
console.log(currencyToWords(500.01,currancy,{minor:"fraction"}));
console.log(currencyToWords(22.1,currancy,{minor:"fraction"}));
console.log(currencyToWords(0.45,currancy,{minor:"fraction"}));

Is there any function in Javascript for converting numbers (with decimal places) to words?

2 Answers2

Feb 2022 : Generic and Short 'Currency to Words' Javascript Function

Handle all Currencies in English

Syntax

Changing the Currency