swat.SASFormatter.format

SASFormatter.format(value, sasfmt=None, width=12)

Format the given value

Parameters:

value : any

The value to format.

sasfmt : string, optional

The SAS format to use.

width : int, optional

The width of the field to format to.

Returns:

string

Formatted form of input value.

Examples

>>> fmt = SASFormatter()

>>> fmt.format(123.45678, 'F8.2')
123.45

>>> fmt.format(123.45678, 'DATE.')
'03-MAY-1960'