How to abbreviate numbers

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#1

Is there a way that I can abbreviate a player’s coins (1000 - 1k ect) like a simulator format? This is my local script within a text lable:

while wait() do
	local player = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer
	script.Parent.Text = "$"..player:WaitForChild("leaderstats").Candy.Value
end

Thanks for your time :slight_smile:

#2

try this function.

function aberviate(num)
	if num < 1000 then
		return num
	else
		local number = math.floor(num)
		local abreviations = {
			[3] = "K",
			[6] = "M",
			[9] = "B",
			[12] = "T",
			[15] = "Qa"
		}
		local show = #tostring(number) % 3
		if show == 0 then
			show = 3
		end
		local trueLength = #tostring(number) - show
		if abreviations[trueLength] then
			number = tostring(number)
			return string.sub(number,1,show)..abreviations[trueLength]
		else
			return num
		end
	end
end
#3

This was a quick function I whipped up. It can be infinity added upon for larger numbers. (Does not support decimals or negative numbers yet)

#4

I recommend that you also make your code more efficient. Try this out:

local plr = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer

local leaderstats = plr:WaitForChild("leaderstats"):WaitForChild("Candy")

function aberviate(num)
	if num < 1000 then
		return num
	else
		local number = math.floor(num)
		local abreviations = {
			[3] = "K",
			[6] = "M",
			[9] = "B",
			[12] = "T",
			[15] = "Qa"
		}
		local show = #tostring(number) % 3
		if show == 0 then
			show = 3
		end
		local trueLength = #tostring(number) - show
		if abreviations[trueLength] then
			number = tostring(number)
			return string.sub(number,1,show)..abreviations[trueLength]
		else
			return num
		end
	end
end

leaderstats:GetPropertyChangedSignal("Value"):Connect(function()
	script.Parent.Text = "$" .. aberviate(leaderstats.Value)
end)
#5

Is there a way that I can make it say 1.1k when the value is 1100 ect?

#6

yes. Completely delete the old function and replace it with this. Do you see the decAcc variable? you can set that to how many decimals you want.

function aberviate(num)
	local decAcc = 2
	if num < 1000 then
		return num
	else
		local number = math.floor(num)
		local abreviations = {
			[3] = "K",
			[6] = "M",
			[9] = "B",
			[12] = "T",
			[15] = "Qa"
		}
		local show = #tostring(number) % 3
		if show == 0 then
			show = 3
		end
		local trueLength = #tostring(number) - show
		if abreviations[trueLength] then
			number = tostring(number)
			return string.sub(number,1,show)..".".. string.sub(number,show + 1,show+decAcc) ..   abreviations[trueLength]
		else
			return num
		end
	end
end
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#7

I have 1 last problem, because the text value only changes when the cash value changes, when I load into the game the text says “$ Cash” until i click to change the value, how can i fix this?

#8

Try this:

local plr = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer

local leaderstats = plr:WaitForChild("leaderstats"):WaitForChild("Candy")

function aberviate(num)
	local decimalAcc = 2
	if num < 1000 then
		return num
	else
		local number = math.floor(num)
		local abreviations = {
			[3] = "K",
			[6] = "M",
			[9] = "B",
			[12] = "T",
			[15] = "Qa"
		}
		local show = #tostring(number) % 3
		if show == 0 then
			show = 3
		end
		local trueLength = #tostring(number) - show
		if abreviations[trueLength] then
			number = tostring(number)
			return string.sub(number,1,show).. string.sub(show,) ..   abreviations[trueLength]
		else
			return num
		end
	end
end

script.Parent.Text = "$0"

leaderstats:GetPropertyChangedSignal("Value"):Connect(function()
	script.Parent.Text = "$" .. aberviate(leaderstats.Value)
end)