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FORMAT
Rounds and formats a number with thousands separators and a fixed-length decimal part.
Syntax
FORMAT ( expression, precision )
Arguments
- expression: any valid numeric expression.
- precision: the number of digits after the decimal to pad or round to.
Return Type
String. The thousands separator is hard-coded to “,” and the decimal separator is “.”
Examples
SELECT FORMAT(1234.565, 2);
+---------------------+
| FORMAT(1234.565, 2) |
+---------------------+
| 1,234.57 |
+---------------------+
SELECT FORMAT(1234.56499, 2);
+------------------------+
| FORMAT(1234.561499, 2) |
+------------------------+
| 1,234.56 |
+------------------------+
SELECT FORMAT(1234.567, 0);
+---------------------+
| FORMAT(1234.567, 0) |
+---------------------+
| 1,235 |
+---------------------+
