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Convert a Quantity to a linear string in a customizable way
ResourceFunction["QuantityString"][quantity] converts quantity to a linear string by abbreviating the canonical unit with standard short forms. | |
ResourceFunction["QuantityString"][quantity,"BoxForm"] converts quantity to a linear string that resembles the default typesetting in the front end. | |
ResourceFunction["QuantityString"][quantity, template] formats the output using a StringTemplate. |
Define a Quantity composed of different units:
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Convert it to a simple String, using ^ and / to linearize the different powers:
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Compare this with the InputForm of the QuantityUnit of this Quantity:
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Display the unit in the same way the FrontEnd does:
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Define your own output format:
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See all the elements that you can access inside of the template:
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Use this to define a more elaborate output:
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Not all types of quantities have only four elements:
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Most of the elements available in the template come from the box representation of the quantity:
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The "BoxForm" output replaces the superscript primes with apostrophes:
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The canonical form riffles the magnitudes with the canonical unit abbreviations:
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Convert different currencies. Note that the position of the currency sign is respected:
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Dated units are supported:
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In the canonical form, the date will be typeset in the ISO format:
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There is no guarantee that the strings can be converted back to quantities again:
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The canonical unit string always places the unit after the magnitude, which is not always the typical way to typeset a unit:
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Use a template or the BoxForm appearance to typeset the canonical unit differently:
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