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HTML Table
id
classservoy sSummary
Colgroup Tag
Col
width80px
Col
Table Head (thead)
Table Row (tr)
styleheight: 30px;
Table Head (th)
colspan2
Property Summary
Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
Number
Table Cell (td)
MAX_VALUE
The largest representable number.
Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
Number
Table Cell (td)
MIN_VALUE
The smallest representable number.
Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
Number
Table Cell (td)
NEGATIVE_INFINITY
Special value representing negative infinity; returned on overflow.
Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
Object
Table Cell (td)
NaN
Special "not a number" value.
Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
Number
Table Cell (td)
POSITIVE_INFINITY
Special value representing infinity; returned on overflow.



HTML Table
id
classservoy sSummary
Colgroup Tag
Col
width80px
Col
Table Head (thead)
Table Row (tr)
styleheight: 30px;
Table Head (th)
colspan2
Method Summary
Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
String
Table Cell (td)
toExponential()
Returns a string representing the number in exponential notation.
Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
String
Table Cell (td)
toExponential(fractionDigits)
Returns a string representing the number in exponential notation.
Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
String
Table Cell (td)
toFixed()
Returns a string representing the number in fixed-point notation.
Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
String
Table Cell (td)
toFixed(digits)
Returns a string representing the number in fixed-point notation.
Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
String
Table Cell (td)
toLocaleString()
Converts the number into a string which is suitable for presentation in the given locale.
Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
String
Table Cell (td)
toPrecision()
Returns a string representing the number to a specified precision in fixed-point or exponential notation.
Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
String
Table Cell (td)
toPrecision(precision)
Returns a string representing the number to a specified precision in fixed-point or exponential notation.
Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
String
Table Cell (td)
toString()
Returns a string representing the specified Number object.
Table Row (tr)
Table Cell (td)
String
Table Cell (td)
toString(radix)
Returns a string representing the specified Number object.



HTML Table
idproperty
classservoy sDetail
Colgroup Tag
Col
colspan2
width100%
Col
Table Head (thead)
Table Row (tr)
styleheight: 30px;
Table Head (th)
colspan2
Property Details
Table Body (tbody)
idMAX_VALUE
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)

MAX_VALUE

Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)
Div
classsIndent
The largest representable number.
Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)

Returns

Div
classsIndent
Number
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)

Sample

Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
application.output("Largest number: " + Number.MAX_VALUE);
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)
 
Table Body (tbody)
idMIN_VALUE
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)

MIN_VALUE

Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)
Div
classsIndent
The smallest representable number.
Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)

Returns

Div
classsIndent
Number
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)

Sample

Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
application.output("Smallest number: " + Number.MIN_VALUE);
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)
 
Table Body (tbody)
idNEGATIVE_INFINITY
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)

NEGATIVE_INFINITY

Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)
Div
classsIndent
Special value representing negative infinity; returned on overflow.
Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)

Returns

Div
classsIndent
Number
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)

Sample

Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
application.output("Negative infinity: " + Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY);
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)
 
Table Body (tbody)
idNaN
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)

NaN

Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)
Div
classsIndent
Special "not a number" value.
Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)

Returns

Div
classsIndent
Object
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)

Sample

Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
application.output("NaN: " + Number.NaN);
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)
 
Table Body (tbody)
idPOSITIVE_INFINITY
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)

POSITIVE_INFINITY

Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)
Div
classsIndent
Special value representing infinity; returned on overflow.
Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)

Returns

Div
classsIndent
Number
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)

Sample

Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
application.output("Positive infinity: " + Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY);
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)
 



HTML Table
idfunction
classservoy sDetail
Colgroup Tag
Col
colspan2
width100%
Col
Table Head (thead)
Table Row (tr)
styleheight: 30px;
Table Head (th)
colspan2
Method Details
Table Body (tbody)
idtoExponential
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)

toExponential

Table Row (tr)
idsig
Table Cell (td)
Span
stylemargin-right: 5px;
String
Span
stylefont-weight: bold;
toExponential
Span
()
Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)
Div
classsIndent
Returns a string representing the number in exponential notation.
Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)

Returns

Div
classsIndent
String - A string representing the number in exponential notation.
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)

Sample

Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
var n = 123.45678;
application.output(n.toExponential(3));
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)
 
Table Body (tbody)
idtoExponential-Number
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)

toExponential

Table Row (tr)
idsig
Table Cell (td)
Span
stylemargin-right: 5px;
String
Span
stylefont-weight: bold;
toExponential
Span
(fractionDigits)
Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)
Div
classsIndent
Returns a string representing the number in exponential notation.
Table Row (tr)
idprs
Table Cell (td)

Parameters

Div
classsIndent
{Number} fractionDigits - An integer specifying the number of digits after the decimal point. Defaults to as many digits as necessary to specify the number.
Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)

Returns

Div
classsIndent
String - A string representing the number in exponential notation.
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)

Sample

Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
var n = 123.45678;
application.output(n.toExponential(3));
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)
 
Table Body (tbody)
idtoFixed
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)

toFixed

Table Row (tr)
idsig
Table Cell (td)
Span
stylemargin-right: 5px;
String
Span
stylefont-weight: bold;
toFixed
Span
()
Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)
Div
classsIndent
Returns a string representing the number in fixed-point notation.
Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)

Returns

Div
classsIndent
String - A string representing the number in fixed-point notation.
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)

Sample

Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
var n = 123.45678;
application.output(n.toFixed(3));
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)
 
Table Body (tbody)
idtoFixed-Number
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)

toFixed

Table Row (tr)
idsig
Table Cell (td)
Span
stylemargin-right: 5px;
String
Span
stylefont-weight: bold;
toFixed
Span
(digits)
Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)
Div
classsIndent
Returns a string representing the number in fixed-point notation.
Table Row (tr)
idprs
Table Cell (td)

Parameters

Div
classsIndent
{Number} digits - The number of digits to appear after the decimal point. Defaults to 0.
Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)

Returns

Div
classsIndent
String - A string representing the number in fixed-point notation.
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)

Sample

Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
var n = 123.45678;
application.output(n.toFixed(3));
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)
 
Table Body (tbody)
idtoLocaleString
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)

toLocaleString

Table Row (tr)
idsig
Table Cell (td)
Span
stylemargin-right: 5px;
String
Span
stylefont-weight: bold;
toLocaleString
Span
()
Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)
Div
classsIndent
Converts the number into a string which is suitable for presentation in the given locale.
Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)

Returns

Div
classsIndent
String - A string representing the number in the current locale.
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)

Sample

Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
var n = 1000000;
application.output(n.toLocaleString());
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)
 
Table Body (tbody)
idtoPrecision
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)

toPrecision

Table Row (tr)
idsig
Table Cell (td)
Span
stylemargin-right: 5px;
String
Span
stylefont-weight: bold;
toPrecision
Span
()
Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)
Div
classsIndent
Returns a string representing the number to a specified precision in fixed-point or exponential notation.
Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)

Returns

Div
classsIndent
String - A string representing the number to a specified precision in fixed-point or exponential notation.
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)

Sample

Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
var n = 123.45678;
application.output(n.toPrecision(5));
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)
 
Table Body (tbody)
idtoPrecision-Number
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)

toPrecision

Table Row (tr)
idsig
Table Cell (td)
Span
stylemargin-right: 5px;
String
Span
stylefont-weight: bold;
toPrecision
Span
(precision)
Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)
Div
classsIndent
Returns a string representing the number to a specified precision in fixed-point or exponential notation.
Table Row (tr)
idprs
Table Cell (td)

Parameters

Div
classsIndent
{Number} precision - An integer specifying the number of significant digits.
Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)

Returns

Div
classsIndent
String - A string representing the number to a specified precision in fixed-point or exponential notation.
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)

Sample

Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
var n = 123.45678;
application.output(n.toPrecision(5));
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)
 
Table Body (tbody)
idtoString
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)

toString

Table Row (tr)
idsig
Table Cell (td)
Span
stylemargin-right: 5px;
String
Span
stylefont-weight: bold;
toString
Span
()
Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)
Div
classsIndent
Returns a string representing the specified Number object.
Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)

Returns

Div
classsIndent
String - A string representing the specified Number object.
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)

Sample

Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
var n = 7;
application.output(n.toString()); //displays "7"
application.output(n.toString(2)); //displays "111"
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)
 
Table Body (tbody)
idtoString-Number
Table Row (tr)
idname
Table Cell (td)

toString

Table Row (tr)
idsig
Table Cell (td)
Span
stylemargin-right: 5px;
String
Span
stylefont-weight: bold;
toString
Span
(radix)
Table Row (tr)
iddes
Table Cell (td)
Div
classsIndent
Returns a string representing the specified Number object.
Table Row (tr)
idprs
Table Cell (td)

Parameters

Div
classsIndent
{Number} radix - An integer between 2 and 36 specifying the base to use for representing numeric values
Table Row (tr)
idret
Table Cell (td)

Returns

Div
classsIndent
String - A string representing the specified Number object.
Table Row (tr)
idsam
Table Cell (td)

Sample

Div
classsIndent
Code Block
languagejavascript
var n = 7;
application.output(n.toString()); //displays "7"
application.output(n.toString(2)); //displays "111"
Table Row (tr)
classlastDetailRow
Table Cell (td)