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TypeScript toPrecision() Function

Last Updated : 15 Oct, 2024
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The toPrecision() method is used to return the string representation in exponential or fixed-point to the specified precision.

Syntax:

number.toPrecision( [ precision ] )

Parameters:

It represents an integer value specifying the number of significant digits.

Return Value:

The toPrecision() method in TypeScript returns a string representing a Number in fixed-point or exponential notation round to precision significant digits.

Example 1:

// toPrecision() method
let num = new Number(6.218956); 
console.log(num.toPrecision()); 
console.log(num.toPrecision(4)); 
console.log(num.toPrecision(3));

Output:

6.218956 
6.2189
6.21

Example 2:

// toPrecision() method
let myNumber: number = 32.5779; 
console.log("Number Method: toPrecision()");  
console.log(myNumber.toPrecision(1));   
console.log(myNumber.toPrecision(3));  

Output:

Number Method: toPrecision()
3e+1
32.6

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