Need to format a number field (999,999,999), coming from ACF

This thread is resolved. Here is a description of the problem and solution.

Problem:
How to format the number coming from ACF field
Solution:
To format the number in your desired format you need to write custom shortcode where you should pass your ACF field value to it and the shortcode return you the formatted number.

You can find proposed solution, in this case, with the following reply:
=> https://toolset.com/forums/topic/need-to-format-a-number-field-999999999-coming-from-acf/#post-625516

Relevant Documentation:
http://php.net/number-format

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Last updated by Minesh 6 years, 8 months ago.

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March 16, 2018 at 1:11 am #625484

Gerard

Hi,

I’m helping a client with her site by implementing a view to display data coming from ACF fields.

We need to format a number field to show using the default number format ex: 999,999,999

Can you point me to any code or examples on how I might achieve this?

March 16, 2018 at 6:11 am #625516

Minesh

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Hello. Thank you for contacting the Toolset support.

Well - to format the number in your desired format you need to write custom shortcode where you should pass your ACF field value to it and the shortcode return you the formatted number.

For example:

function format_my_number($atts) {
    $num = $atts["value"];
     
    return number_format($num, 0, '.', ',');
}
add_shortcode("custom-number-format", "format_my_number");

And you can use it as:

[custom-number-format  value="PASS-YOUR-ACF-FIELD-VALUE"]

You can adjust the number format as required. More info - hidden link