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Number formatting in Volt

I would like to round a number automatically in Volt, so that 1.456 becomes 1.5 and so on. I cannot find the standard function to do this.

Can somebody help me?

edited Mar '14

You can extend volt with your own filter:

<?php         
$volt = new \Phalcon\Mvc\View\Engine\Volt($view, $di);
$compiler = $volt->getCompiler();         
$compiler->addFilter('roundMe', 'round');

This will add the filter roundMe to volt which you can be used in your template



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edited Jan '16

You can add any function to your tag service and use it in volt easily. I show you how:

<?php
namespace Tartan;

class Tag extends \Phalcon\Tag
{
    static public function noformat($input)
    {
        [...]
        return round($input, 2);
    }
}

then add your Tag service to your di :

$di->set('tag', function() {
    return new \Tartan\Tag();
});

use it like below in your volt file:

{{ tag.noformat(1.456) }}

or you can add your own function/filter to your volt compiler like:

$volt = new \Phalcon\Mvc\View\Engine\Volt($view, $di);
$compiler = $volt->getCompiler();
//This binds the function name 'noformat' in Volt to the PHP function 'round'
$compiler->addFunction('noformat', 'round');
// OR
$compiler->addFilter('noformat', 'round');

and use it like below in your volt file:

{{ noformat(1.456) }}

Thanks both of you for your answers.

When I utilize this method, I receive: Macro 'noformat' does not exist

I can use the tag extension in the controller:

$tag = new \Tartan\Tag(); echo $tag->noformat(1.34534);

I can pass it to the view via: $this->view->tag = $tag;

and then use it like {{ tag.noformat(1.34534) }}

But I cannot use it directly as you have specified without receiving the above mentioned error. What am I missing?

Thanks!

You can add any function to your tag service and use it in volt easily. I show you how:

<?php
namespace Tartan;

class Tag extends \Phalcon\Tag
{
   static public function noformat($input)
   {
       [...]
       return round($input, 2);
   }
}

then add your Tag service to your di :

$di->set('tag', function() {
   return new \Tartan\Tag();
});

use it like below in your volt file:

{{ noformat(1.456) }}
edited Jan '16

try {{ tag.noformat(1.456) }} for Phalcon version 2 as you mentioned. The answer was for version 1 :)

When I utilize this method, I receive: Macro 'noformat' does not exist

I can use the tag extension in the controller:

$tag = new \Tartan\Tag(); echo $tag->noformat(1.34534);

I can pass it to the view via: $this->view->tag = $tag;

and then use it like {{ tag.noformat(1.34534) }}

But I cannot use it directly as you have specified without receiving the above mentioned error. What am I missing?

Thanks!

You can add any function to your tag service and use it in volt easily. I show you how:

<?php
namespace Tartan;

class Tag extends \Phalcon\Tag
{
   static public function noformat($input)
   {
       [...]
       return round($input, 2);
   }
}

then add your Tag service to your di :

$di->set('tag', function() {
   return new \Tartan\Tag();
});

use it like below in your volt file:

{{ noformat(1.456) }}