json char with too many decimals, need removal
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I got some json str = '{"hund": 0.3253533250000000000000000000000000, "kat": "dfsdfs", "baenkebider": 0.002021203321320000000000000000000000}';
In reality its a longer string with even more figures. I need to remove all those long decimals. 7-8 decimals is enough, so I end up with something like:
str = '{"hund": 0.3253533, "kat": "dfsdfs", "baenkebider": 0.0020212}';
If someone can help with an elegant solution I will appreciate it a lot!
Thanks in advance,
-best
mergh
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dpb
on 30 May 2021
I knew Stephen or similar would be along...
You'll note I specifically did NOT say it was elegant... :)
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Stephen23
on 30 May 2021
Edited: Stephen23
on 31 May 2021
str = '{"hund": 0.3253533250000000000000000000000000, "kat": "dfsdfs", "baenkebider": 0.002021203321320000000000000000000000}';
Method one (truncate to 9 characters):
out = regexprep(str,'\d+\.\d+','${$&(1:9)}')
Method two (seven fractional digits):
fun = @(s)sprintf('%.7f',sscanf(s,'%f'));
out = regexprep(str,'\d+\.\d+','${fun($&)}')
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Rik
on 31 May 2021
This will of course not work on an arbitrary JSON string, so you need to be careful if you want to do so. You could consider using a custom JSON encoder that allows you to trim trailing 0 in decimal notation.
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