We are trying to use localization support in our application and looking at the toLocaleString(). We also had a look at Intl.NumberFormat and its format method.
Do they have any relation? Which one is better to use?
We are trying to use localization support in our application and looking at the toLocaleString(). We also had a look at Intl.NumberFormat and its format method.
Do they have any relation? Which one is better to use?
Share Improve this question edited Sep 28, 2016 at 15:55 Michał Perłakowski 92.6k30 gold badges163 silver badges186 bronze badges asked Sep 28, 2016 at 15:26 TypeScripterTypeScripter 9092 gold badges11 silver badges23 bronze badges 1- Thank you for replying back. yes, I read both of them and I can see that via both ways I can achieve almost similar tasks. However, I am still trying to find which one is better than other (in other words, which one I should prefer and why). I also saw a minimal reference of Intl namespace in localeString doc, but didn't quite grasp how they are related. So, looking for some real world examples. – TypeScripter Commented Sep 28, 2016 at 15:44
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Reset to default 17From MDN docs for Number.prototype.toLocaleString():
Performance:
When formatting large numbers of numbers, it is better to create a
NumberFormatobject and use the function provided by itsNumberFormat.formatproperty.
In most cases you can use Number.prototype.toLocaleString(). It's simpler to use, because it allows you to format a number using one function call. Intl.NumberFormat is useful only when you want to format a large amount of numbers.