For the fixed format, you may provide as a parameter the number of digits after the decimal point. For example, formatting the number 10.532 with 2 digits may be accomplished by the following script:

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
var a = 10.532;
alert(a.toFixed(2));
</SCRIPT>

This script yields the following alert box:

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
var a = 10.532;
alert(a.toExponential(5));
</SCRIPT>

The script yields the following alert box:

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