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dollarFormat

Formats a string in U.S. Dollar format. For other currencies, use LSCurrencyFormat or LSEuroCurrencyFormat. The function will return a number as a string, formatted with two decimal places, thousands separator and dollar sign. If the number is negative, the return value is enclosed in parentheses. If number is an empty string, the function returns zero.

dollarFormat(number)

returns string

Argument Reference

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
number	numeric	Yes		The number to format.

Format Positive Numbers

Dollar Format is about $, commas, and 2 decimal places

dollarFormat(1236598.2)

Expected Result: $1,236,598.20

Format Negative Numbers

Negative numbers appear with parentheses. May cause issues due to LDEV-3743

dollarFormat(-11.34)

Expected Result: ($11.34)

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