Convert long number into abbreviated string in JavaScript, with a special shortness requirement

Question

In JavaScript, how would one write a function that converts a given [edit: positive integer] number (below 100 billion) into a 3-letter abbreviation -- where 0-9 an

Answer 1

Intl is the Javascript standard 'package' for implemented internationalized behaviours. Intl.NumberFormatter is specifically the localized number formatter. So this code actually respects your locally configured thousands and decimal separators.

intlFormat(num) {
    return new Intl.NumberFormat().format(Math.round(num*10)/10);
}

abbreviateNumber(value) {
    let num = Math.floor(value);
    if(num >= 1000000000)
        return this.intlFormat(num/1000000000)+'B';
    if(num >= 1000000)
        return this.intlFormat(num/1000000)+'M';
    if(num >= 1000)
        return this.intlFormat(num/1000)+'k';
    return this.intlFormat(num);
}

abbreviateNumber(999999999999) // Gives 999B

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