iOS convert large numbers to smaller format

Question

How can I convert all numbers that are more than 3 digits down to a 4 digit or less number?

This is exactly what I mean:

10345 = 10.3k
10012 = 10k
123546 = 123.5k
4384324 = 4.3m

Rounding is not entirely important, but an added plus.

I have looked into NSNumberFormatter but have not found the proper solution, and I have yet to find a proper solution here on SO. Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks!

Answer 1

Swift-4 Doble extension - This works fine in all cases.

extension Double {

  // Formatting double value to k and M
  // 1000 = 1k
  // 1100 = 1.1k
  // 15000 = 15k
  // 115000 = 115k
  // 1000000 = 1m
  func formatPoints() -> String{
        let thousandNum = self/1000
        let millionNum = self/1000000
        if self >= 1000 && self < 1000000{
            if(floor(thousandNum) == thousandNum){
                return ("\(Int(thousandNum))k").replacingOccurrences(of: ".0", with: "")
            }
            return("\(thousandNum.roundTo(places: 1))k").replacingOccurrences(of: ".0", with: "")
        }
        if self > 1000000{
            if(floor(millionNum) == millionNum){
                return("\(Int(thousandNum))k").replacingOccurrences(of: ".0", with: "")
            }
            return ("\(millionNum.roundTo(places: 1))M").replacingOccurrences(of: ".0", with: "")
        }
        else{
            if(floor(self) == self){
                return ("\(Int(self))")
            }
            return ("\(self)")
        }
    }

    /// Returns rounded value for passed places
    ///
    /// - parameter places: Pass number of digit for rounded value off after decimal
    ///
    /// - returns: Returns rounded value with passed places
    func roundTo(places:Int) -> Double {
        let divisor = pow(10.0, Double(places))
        return (self * divisor).rounded() / divisor
    }
}

Answer 2

I know there are already lots of answers and different ways, but this is how I solved it with a more functional approach:

extension Int {
    var abbreviated: String {
        let abbrev = "KMBTPE"
        return abbrev.characters
            .enumerated()
            .reversed()
            .reduce(nil as String?) { accum, tuple in
                let factor = Double(self) / pow(10, Double(tuple.0 + 1) * 3)
                let format = (factor - floor(factor) == 0 ? "%.0f%@" : "%.1f%@")
                return accum ?? (factor >= 1 ? String(format: format, factor, String(tuple.1)) : nil)
            } ?? String(self)
    }
}

Answer 3

I used gbitaudeau's answer to make this Objective-C category of NSNumberFormatter, which I use in our project (Vero.co). The NSNumberFormatter instance here created only once for the entire project.

@implementation NSNumberFormatter (Abbreviation)
+ (NSString*) abbreviatedStringFromNumber:(NSNumber*) number
{
    static dispatch_once_t pred;
    static NSNumberFormatter* __abbrFormatter = nil;
    static NSArray<NSDictionary*> * __abbreviations = nil;

    dispatch_once(&pred, ^{
        __abbrFormatter = [[NSNumberFormatter alloc] init];
        __abbrFormatter.numberStyle = NSNumberFormatterDecimalStyle;
        __abbrFormatter.usesGroupingSeparator = YES;
        __abbrFormatter.allowsFloats = YES;
        __abbrFormatter.minimumIntegerDigits = 1;
        __abbrFormatter.minimumFractionDigits = 0;
        __abbrFormatter.maximumFractionDigits = 2;

        __abbreviations = @[@{@"threshold":@(0.0), @"divisor":@(1.0), @"suffix":@""},
                        @{@"threshold":@(1000.0), @"divisor":@(1000.0), @"suffix":@"K"},
                        @{@"threshold":@(1000000.0), @"divisor":@(1000000.0), @"suffix":@"M"}];
    });

    double startValue = ABS([number doubleValue]);
    NSDictionary* abbreviation = __abbreviations[0];
    for (NSDictionary* tmpAbbr in __abbreviations)
    {
        if (startValue < [tmpAbbr[@"threshold"] doubleValue])
        {
            break;
        }
        abbreviation = tmpAbbr;
    }

    double value = [number doubleValue] / [abbreviation[@"divisor"] doubleValue];
    [__abbrFormatter setLocale:[NSLocale currentLocale]]; //user might change locale while the app is sleeping
    [__abbrFormatter setPositiveSuffix:abbreviation[@"suffix"]];
    [__abbrFormatter setNegativeSuffix:abbreviation[@"suffix"]];

    return [__abbrFormatter stringFromNumber:@(value)];
}
@end

You now can call it like that

[NSNumberFormatter abbreviatedStringFromNumber:@(N)];

Answer 4

-(NSString*) suffixNumber:(NSNumber*)number
{
    if (!number)
        return @"";

    long long num = [number longLongValue];

    int s = ( (num < 0) ? -1 : (num > 0) ? 1 : 0 );
    NSString* sign = (s == -1 ? @"-" : @"" );

    num = llabs(num);

    if (num < 1000)
        return [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@%lld",sign,num];

    int exp = (int) (log10l(num) / 3.f); //log10l(1000));

    NSArray* units = @[@"K",@"M",@"G",@"T",@"P",@"E"];

    return [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@%.1f%@",sign, (num / pow(1000, exp)), [units objectAtIndex:(exp-1)]];
}

sample usage

NSLog(@"%@",[self suffixNumber:@100]); // 100
NSLog(@"%@",[self suffixNumber:@1000]); // 1.0K
NSLog(@"%@",[self suffixNumber:@1500]); // 1.5K
NSLog(@"%@",[self suffixNumber:@24000]); // 24.0K
NSLog(@"%@",[self suffixNumber:@99900]); // 99.9K
NSLog(@"%@",[self suffixNumber:@99999]); // 100.0K
NSLog(@"%@",[self suffixNumber:@109999]); // 110.0K
NSLog(@"%@",[self suffixNumber:@5109999]); // 5.1M
NSLog(@"%@",[self suffixNumber:@8465445223]); // 8.5G
NSLog(@"%@",[self suffixNumber:[NSNumber numberWithInt:-120]]); // -120
NSLog(@"%@",[self suffixNumber:[NSNumber numberWithLong:-5000000]]); // -5.0M
NSLog(@"%@",[self suffixNumber:[NSNumber numberWithDouble:-3.5f]]); // -3
NSLog(@"%@",[self suffixNumber:[NSNumber numberWithDouble:-4000.63f]]); // -4.0K

[Update]

Swift version below:

func suffixNumber(number:NSNumber) -> NSString {

    var num:Double = number.doubleValue;
    let sign = ((num < 0) ? "-" : "" );

    num = fabs(num);

    if (num < 1000.0){
        return "\(sign)\(num)";
    }

    let exp:Int = Int(log10(num) / 3.0 ); //log10(1000));

    let units:[String] = ["K","M","G","T","P","E"];

    let roundedNum:Double = round(10 * num / pow(1000.0,Double(exp))) / 10;

    return "\(sign)\(roundedNum)\(units[exp-1])";
}

sample usage

print(self.suffixNumber(NSNumber(long: 100))); // 100.0
print(self.suffixNumber(NSNumber(long: 1000))); // 1.0K
print(self.suffixNumber(NSNumber(long: 1500))); // 1.5K
print(self.suffixNumber(NSNumber(long: 24000))); // 24.0K
print(self.suffixNumber(NSNumber(longLong: 99900))); // 99.9K
print(self.suffixNumber(NSNumber(longLong: 99999))); // 100.0K
print(self.suffixNumber(NSNumber(longLong: 109999))); // 110.0K
print(self.suffixNumber(NSNumber(longLong: 5109999))); // 5.1K
print(self.suffixNumber(NSNumber(longLong: 8465445223))); // 8.5G
print(self.suffixNumber(NSNumber(long: -120))); // -120.0
print(self.suffixNumber(NSNumber(longLong: -5000000))); // -5.0M
print(self.suffixNumber(NSNumber(float: -3.5))); // -3.5
print(self.suffixNumber(NSNumber(float: -4000.63))); // -4.0K

Hope it helps

Answer 5

If you are interested in formatting bytes count, this article by Mattt Thompson shows how to use iOS/OSX builtin NSByteCountFormatter

There are also builtin formatters for energy, mass, length and a bunch of others.

The crux of it is that for most common units you do not need to write any custom code as Apple has already provided the tedious work for you. Check their online reference for NS[SomeUnit]Formatter, e.g. MKDistanceFormatter, NSDateIntervalFormatter or NSDateFormatter, etc ...

Answer 6

You can use this simple function, the idea is easy to understand

-(NSString*) suffixNumber:(NSNumber*)number
    double value = [number doubleValue];
    NSUInteger index = 0;
    NSArray *suffixArray = @[@"", @"K", @"M", @"B", @"T", @"P", @"E"];

    while ((value/1000) >= 1){
       value = value/1000;
       index++;
    }

    //3 line of code below for round doubles to 1 digit
    NSNumberFormatter *fmt = [[NSNumberFormatter alloc] init];
    [fmt setMaximumFractionDigits:1];
    NSString *valueWith1Digit = [fmt stringFromNumber:[NSNumber numberWithFloat:value]];

    NSString *svalue = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@%@",valueWith1Digit, [suffixArray objectAtIndex:index]];
    return svalue;
}

Test

NSLog(@"%@",[self suffixNumber:@100]);     //  100
NSLog(@"%@",[self suffixNumber:@1000]);    // 1K
NSLog(@"%@",[self suffixNumber:@10345]);   // 10.3K
NSLog(@"%@",[self suffixNumber:@10012]);   // 10K
NSLog(@"%@",[self suffixNumber:@123456]);  // 123.5K
NSLog(@"%@",[self suffixNumber:@4384324]); // 4.4M
NSLog(@"%@",[self suffixNumber:@10000000]) // 10M