Module:Decimal-align explained

--Align numbers in table cells on the decimal point local p =

function p.main(frame) local input_string_raw = frame.args[1] string = frame:preprocess(input_string_raw)

local left_percent_default = tonumber(frame.args['left']) local left_percents = left_percents[1] = tonumber(frame.args['left1']) left_percents[2] = tonumber(frame.args['left2']) left_percents[3] = tonumber(frame.args['left3']) left_percents[4] = tonumber(frame.args['left4']) left_percents[5] = tonumber(frame.args['left5']) left_percents[6] = tonumber(frame.args['left6']) left_percents[7] = tonumber(frame.args['left7']) left_percents[8] = tonumber(frame.args['left8']) left_percents[9] = tonumber(frame.args['left9']) left_percents[10] = tonumber(frame.args['left10'])

local column = 1 for number in mw.ustring.gmatch(string, '%|[%d%.,]+') do local left_percent = left_percents[column] or left_percent_default or 50 local right_percent = 100 - left_percent column = column + 1 left_string = mw.ustring.sub(mw.ustring.match(number, '^%|[%d, ]*'),2) right_string = mw.ustring.match(number, '%.[%d ]*$') if left_string

then left_string = '0' end formatted_number = '%|

' .. left_string .. '' if right_string then formatted_number = formatted_number .. '' .. right_string .. '' end string = mw.ustring.gsub(string, number, formatted_number) end

return string end

return p