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Formats a string in U.S. format. (For other currencies, use LSCurrencyFormat or LSEuroCurrencyFormat.)
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    <td valign="top" colspan="2" class="description"><span class="title">Returns</span>
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A number as a string, formatted with two decimal places, thousands separator, and dollar sign. If number is negative, the return value is enclosed in parentheses. If number is an empty string, returns zero.
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Display and formatting functions
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    <td valign="top" colspan="2" class="description"><span class="title">Function syntax</span><pre>DollarFormat(number)
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    <td valign="top" colspan="2" class="description"><span class="title">See also</span>
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DecimalFormat, NumberFormat
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    <td valign="top" colspan="2" class="description"><span class="title">Example</span><pre>&lt;!--- This example shows the use of DollarFormat ---&gt;
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&lt;h3&gt;DollarFormat Example&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;cfloop from = 8 to = 50 index = counter&gt;
   &lt;cfset full = counter&gt;
   &lt;cfset quarter = counter + (1/4)&gt;
   &lt;cfset half = counter + (1/2)&gt;
   &lt;cfset threefourth = counter + (3/4)&gt;
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   bill   #DollarFormat(full)#   #DollarFormat(quarter)#
    #DollarFormat(half)# #DollarFormat(threefourth)#
   18% tip   #DollarFormat(full * (18/100))#
    #DollarFormat(quarter * (18/100))#
    #DollarFormat(half * (18/100))#
    #DollarFormat(threefourth * (18/100))#
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   &lt;/cfoutput&gt;
&lt;/cfloop&gt;
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