Number separator using commas

[Mantadiver]

I've searched the forum but unable to see a way to format numbers using commas as separators when adding to comments on screen.

For example 34567 would display as 34,567

Does anyone know if there is a built in function to achieve this or have a code snippet for such a function.

Any help appreciated,

Thank you

[l'andorrà]

@mantadiver The only way I know of is dividing the number by 1,000 before showing it on screen.

[Mantadiver]

Managed to incorporate the "NumberToString" function put forward by nicholish en at end of page one of this mql5 forum thread 135250 (Google: NumbersSeparator() function for Print big numbers).

This allows numbers to be automatically formatted with commas by using a new function:
NumberToString ( numbertoconvert , decimalplaces )

1. Create Custom Block
2. Enter "NumberToString" as new block title in "new block..." field
3. Look for pane "Global variables, includes" at bottom of page
4. Type in "#include<Strings\String.mqh>"
5. Look for pane in bottom right titled "Custom Functions" press "new"
6. Remove the default text
7. Paste in the code supplied by nicholish en:

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#include<Strings\String.mqh>
template<typename T>
string NumberToString(T number,int digits = 0,string sep=",")
{
CString num_str;
string prepend = number<0?"-":"";
number=number<0?-number:number;
int decimal_index = -1;
if(typename(number)=="double" || typename(number)=="float")
{
num_str.Assign(DoubleToString((double)number,digits));
decimal_index = num_str.Find(0,".");
}
else
num_str.Assign(string(number));
int len = (int)num_str.Len();
decimal_index = decimal_index > 0 ? decimal_index : len;
int res = len - (len - decimal_index);
for(int i = res-3;i>0;i-=3)
num_str.Insert(i,sep);
return prepend+num_str.Str();
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

8. Press "save" & close window
9. Press "save changes" at top of custom blocks screen
10. Return to fxdreema builder, refresh browser window and add new custom block in Oninit

Then whenever number formats using commas are required use:-

NumberToString ( numbertoconvert , decimalplaces )

Output will show as 1,234,567 rather than 1234567.