Re: Can't get the formatted number of NSTextfield
Re: Can't get the formatted number of NSTextfield
- Subject: Re: Can't get the formatted number of NSTextfield
- From: Gustavo Pizano <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 17 May 2010 23:23:03 +0200
HEllo Fritz
Yep. Im using the obejctValue of the TextField and getting the DecimalNumber now.
and Im changing that double as you suggested.
Thanks for the reply.
On 17.5.2010, at 22:51, Fritz Anderson wrote:
> On 17 May 2010, at 7:15 AM, Gustavo Pizano wrote:
>
>>
>> I need to get the value of a textfiled which has a NSNumberFormatter with currency style.
>>
>> Now, Im doing:
>>
>> double d = [amountPayedTF doubleValue];
>> NSDecimalNumber * dm = (NSDecimalNumber *)[NSDecimalNumber numberWithDouble:d];
>> ..
>>
>> so then I can compare the decimals number with the entitie's attributes.
>>
>> BUT, on d, Im always getting just the thousand digit (the first one) when inputing for example 2664, when formatted it becomes 2.664.00 €, so Im geting only 2, if I put 264 --> 264.00 € I get the 264, and if I put 264.15 -> 264.15 € I get 264.15 in d...
>
> My experiments show that NSNumberFormatter does not tolerate grouping separators in input text. Or at least I wasn't able to force it.
>
> On another subject, I'd recommend that you never pass currency amounts through a double. You have a formatter attached to your field. Set it to always return an NSDecimalNumber (it's in the Mac OS X 10.4+ Custom inspector), and use the objectValue method of the text field to retrieve the decimal number directly.
>
> — F
>
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