float choppedstring

(float->choppedstring v p)

float->choppedstring converts a float to string. This version always shows precision number of digits, even if this means not showing the complete number.

Parameter	Description
v	Floating point number
p	String length desired

Example

Example 1: Convert the number 100.513 to a string with 2 digits of length

> (float->choppedstring 100.513 2)
"10"

Example 2: Convert the number 7.3 to a string with 2 digits of length

> (float->choppedstring 7.3 2)
"7"

Example 3: Convert the number 3 to a string with 2 digits of length

> (float->choppedstring 3 2)
"3"

Example 4: Convert the number 3.14 to a string with 3 digits of length

> (float->choppedstring 3.14 3)
"3.1"

Example 5: Convert the number 3 to a string with 3 digits of length

> (float->choppedstring 3 3)   
"3.0"