Precision

Returns the number that follows the identifier letter of a format item.

Syntax: object.Precision

object
required An object expression that evaluates to a StringFormatSpecifier.

Returns a Long. The default value is 0, which means that no precision was given.

Remarks

The property is read-only. It changes only when CustomSpecifier is assigned a numeric text that is not zero, so {0:F3} gives 3 and {0:F} and {0:F0} give 0. Assigning a text that is not numeric, or is zero, leaves the earlier value in place.

The meaning of the number depends on the format identifier class: a count of decimal places for FixedPointSFI, ExponentialSFI, CurrencySFI and PercentSFI, a count of digits for DecimalSFI and HexSFI, and both a count of decimal places and a limit for the exponent for GeneralNumericSFI. A precision of 0 selects each class’s default.

Example 

Dim spec As New StringFormatSpecifier
spec.identifier = "F"
Debug.Print spec.Precision   ' 0

spec.CustomSpecifier = "3"
Debug.Print spec.Precision   ' 3

Dim f As IStringFormatIdentifier
Set f = FixedPointSFI
Debug.Print f.GetFormattedValue(3.14159, spec)  ' 3.142

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