Utilities in UWP Calculator (SfCalculator)
10 May 20212 minutes to read
Several utility functions are available in SfCalculator control.
Identifying the Operation
This method is used to identify the mathematical operation based on the input string.
<StackPanel>
<TextBlock x:Name="functionText"/>
<input:SfCalculator x:Name="calculator"/>
</StackPanel>CalculatorFunctions function = calculator.CheckFunction("/");
functionText.Text = "The function is: " + function.ToString();Dim [function] As CalculatorFunctions = calculator.CheckFunction("/")
functionText.Text = "The function is: " & [function].ToString()
Clear the Expression
Clear function is used to clear both the expression and value in SfCalculator.
calculator.Clear();calculator.Clear()Clear the Value
ClearEntry function is used to clear the entered/computed value in SfCalculator.
calculator.ClearEntry();calculator.ClearEntry()Clear and Reset the Expression
Reset function is used to clear and reset the expression.
calculator.Reset();calculator.Reset()Removing Trailing Zeros
TrailingZeros method is used to remove the trailing zeros at the end of value.
calculator.TrailingZeros();calculator.TrailingZeros()Change Separators based on Culture
SfCalculator has Culture support that allows to have decimal separator symbols based on the culture.
<input:SfCalculator x:Name="calculator"/>calculator.Culture = new System.Globalization.CultureInfo("de-DE");calculator.Culture = New System.Globalization.CultureInfo("de-DE")