JavaScript Number toFixed() Method
Last Updated :
09 Jan, 2024
The toFixed()
method converts a number to a string. The toFixed()
method rounds the string to a specified number of decimals.
Notes:
- The
toFixed()
method rounds the number if necessary.
- If the specified number of digits is greater than the actual number of digits after the decimal point, zeros are added to the end of the string representation.
- If the specified number of digits is less than the actual number of digits after the decimal point, the number is rounded.
Syntax:
number.toFixed( value );
Parameters:
- value: It signifies the number of digits to appear after the decimal point.
Return Value:
It returns a number in the string representation. The number has the exact number of digits after the decimal place as mentioned in the toFixed() method.
Example 1: Using toFixed() method with a parameter 1, displays decimal points to one digit.
Javascript
let test=213.73145;
console.log(test.toFixed(1));
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Example 2: Using toFixed() method without any parameter, If there is no parameter specified in the toFixed() method then it doesn’t display any digits after the decimal place.
Javascript
let test=213.73145;
console.log(test.toFixed());
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Example 3: Using toFixed() method with a parameter, If there is a parameter specified in the toFixed() method will return a number represented as a string which will have exactly that number of digits after the decimal place.
Javascript
let test=213.73145;
console.log(test.toFixed(3));
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Example 4: Using toFixed() method where the number is in exponential form. The toFixed() method can be used to convert an exponential number into a string representation with a specific number of digits after the decimal place.
Javascript
let test=2.13e+15;
console.log(test.toFixed(2));
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Output
2130000000000000.00
Supported Browsers:
- Google Chrome 1 and above
- Internet Explorer 5.5 and above
- Microsoft Edge 12 and above
- Firefox 1 and above
- Apple Safari 2 and above
- Opera 7 and above
We have a complete list of Javascript Number Objects methods, to check those please go through this Javascript Number Complete reference article.
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