pmNumberStr
returns the address of a static 8-byte buffer that holds a
null-byte terminated representation of
value
suitable for output with fixed width fields.
The value is scaled using multipliers in powers of ``one thousand''
(the decimal ``kilo'') and has a bias that provides greater precision for
positive numbers as opposed to negative numbers.
The format depends on the sign and magnitude of
value
as follows (d
represents a decimal digit):
value range
format
> 999995000000000
inf?
999995000000000 - 999995000000
ddd.ddT
999995000000 - 999995000
ddd.ddG
999995000 - 999995
ddd.ddM
999995 - 999.995
ddd.ddK
999.995 - 0.005
ddd.dd
0.005 - -0.005
0.00
-0.005 - -99.95
-dd.dd
-99.995 - -99995
-dd.ddK
-99995 - -99995000
-dd.ddM
-99995000 - -99995000000
-dd.ddG
-99995000000 - -99995000000000
-dd.ddT
< -99995000000000
-inf?
At the boundary points of the ranges, the chosen format will retain the
maximum number of significant digits.