Rounding numbers for display
The second, most common datatype used in applications after text is numbers. There are many different ways of working with numbers, and we will take a look at some of these ways when a given precision is required. The first obvious option is to use the JavaScript Number object wrapper to work with numerical values.
Getting ready
The Number object contains the toFixed([digits]) method that can be used to display numbers; here the digits parameter can have a value between 0 and 20. The number will either get rounded automatically if needed, or the number will get padded with additional zeros if necessary. Ok, so let's see it in action.
How to do it...
Perform the following steps do demonstrate working with the Number object: ...
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