Rapid Web Applications with TurboGears: Using Python to Create Ajax-Powered Sites

Chapter 14.8.3. Other String Formatting Functions

MochiKit includes the following additional simple functions for formatting values.

• lstrip(str, chars=”\s”) Strips off the whitespace on the left of the string, or strips off any characters that match the chars regular expression

• rstrip(str, chars=”\s”) Strips whitespace off of the right of the string

• strip(str, chars=”\s”) Strips whitespace off of the right and left

• roundToFixed(num, precision) Returns a string with num rounded to precision digits with trailing zeros (and works consistently across browsers)

• truncToFixed(num, precision) Returns a string with num truncated to precision digits

• twoDigitAverage(numerator, denominator) Returns numerator/denominator rounded to two digits, with ...