I can offer an expandable routine \normalizenumber
for "normalizing" numbers.
In order to explain how \normalizenumber
works let me define—in addition to what is defined of TeX's grammar in the TeXBook in Backus/Naur-notation— a quantity ⟨decimal separator⟩:
⟨decimal separator⟩ → .12 | ,12
Syntax of \normalizenumber
is:
\normalizenumber⟨undelimited argument⟩
Case 1:
The tokens that form ⟨undelimited argument⟩
comply to the pattern
⟨optional signs⟩⟨integer constant⟩⟨one optional space⟩
In case 1
- ⟨optional signs⟩ are converted as described below and delivered.
- ⟨integer constant⟩ with all leading zeros removed is delivered.
In case removal of all leading zeros yields emptiness, a single digit 012
is delivered.
- ⟨one optional space⟩ is removed.
Case 2:
The tokens that form ⟨undelimited argument⟩
comply to the pattern
⟨optional signs⟩⟨integer constant⟩⟨decimal separator⟩⟨integer constant⟩⟨one optional space⟩
In case 2
- ⟨optional signs⟩ are converted as described below and delivered.
- The first/left ⟨integer constant⟩ is delivered with all leading zeros removed.
In case removal of all leading zeros yields emptiness, a single digit 012
is delivered.
- If removal of all trailing zeros from the second/right ⟨integer constant⟩ does not yield emptiness, then ⟨decimal separator⟩ is delivered.
- The second/right ⟨integer constant⟩ is delivered with all trailing zeros removed.
- ⟨one optional space⟩ is removed.
In all other cases the tokens that form the ⟨undelimited argument⟩
are delivered unchanged.
Curly braces delimiting the ⟨undelimited argument⟩
are removed.
In any case due to \romannumeral0
-expansion the result is deliverd after two expansion-steps/by "hitting" \normalizenumber
with \expandafter
twice.
The things just said imply that, e.g., \normalizenumber{1.}
returns 1.
unchanged because the ⟨undelimited argument⟩ 1.
neither is of the pattern described for case 1 nor is of the pattern described for case 2. \normalizenumber{1.000}
yields 1
—the ⟨undelimited argument⟩ 1.000
is of the pattern described for case 2.
Conversion of ⟨optional signs⟩
In case ⟨optional signs⟩ denote a non-negative number, no token at all is returned for them.
In case ⟨optional signs⟩ denote a negative number, a single explicit character token -12
is returned for them.
If the absolute value of the number to normalize is 0, you will not get a sign—you will not get -0
but you will get 0
.
Expansion of \normalizenumber
's ⟨undelimited argument⟩
\normalizenumber
in a tail-recursive loop examines its argument token-wise: If the first token of the ⟨undelimited argument⟩ does not imply that the ⟨undelimited argument⟩ neither complies to the pattern of case 1 nor complies to the pattern of case 2, then it will be removed from the ⟨undelimited argument⟩ for the next iteration and in the next iteration \normalizenumber
will "look" at the first token of the remaining ⟨undelimited argument⟩.
There is an \if
-switch \ifnormalizenumberexpandarg
.
If you say \normalizenumberexpandargfalse
, then \normalizenumber
does not expand expandable tokens during examination and encountering an expandable token implies that the ⟨undelimited argument⟩ neither does comply to the pattern described for case 1 nor does comply to the pattern described for case 2.
If you say \normalizenumberexpandargtrue
, then in each iteration finding that the first token of the ⟨undelimited argument⟩ is expandable triggers "hitting" it with \expandafter
and in the next iteration examining the result. Expanding the first token of the ⟨undelimited argument⟩ may affect subsequent tokens of the ⟨undelimited argument⟩.
Use \normalizenumberexpandargtrue
with care and with a certain amount of suspicion:
If the first token is an unbalanced \else
or \fi
or an unbalanced \csname
, then you can get all kinds of weird error-messages. If the first token is defined to trigger things that affect tokens beyond the closing brace of the ⟨undelimited argument⟩, then the program-flow can become unpredictable. If the first token is defined to deliver itself, you may end up in a never ending loop.
\errorcontextlines=10000
\documentclass{article}
\makeatletter
%%=============================================================================
%% Paraphernalia:
%% \UD@firstoftwo, \UD@secondoftwo, \UD@Exchange, \UD@Removespace
%% \UD@CheckWhetherNull, \UD@CheckWhetherLeadingSpace, \UD@ExtractFirstArg
%%=============================================================================
\newcommand\UD@firstoftwo[2]{#1}%
\newcommand\UD@secondoftwo[2]{#2}%
\newcommand\UD@Exchange[2]{#2#1}%
\@ifdefinable\UD@Removespace{\UD@Exchange{ }{\def\UD@Removespace}{}}%
%%-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
%% Check whether argument is empty:
%%.............................................................................
%% \UD@CheckWhetherNull{<Argument which is to be checked>}%
%% {<Tokens to be delivered in case that argument
%% which is to be checked is empty>}%
%% {<Tokens to be delivered in case that argument
%% which is to be checked is not empty>}%
%%
%% The gist of this macro comes from Robert R. Schneck's \ifempty-macro:
%% <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/comp.text.tex/kuOEIQIrElc/lUg37FmhA74J>
\newcommand\UD@CheckWhetherNull[1]{%
\romannumeral0\expandafter\UD@secondoftwo\string{\expandafter
\UD@secondoftwo\expandafter{\expandafter{\string#1}\expandafter
\UD@secondoftwo\string}\expandafter\UD@firstoftwo\expandafter{\expandafter
\UD@secondoftwo\string}\expandafter\expandafter\UD@firstoftwo{ }{}%
\UD@secondoftwo}{\expandafter\expandafter\UD@firstoftwo{ }{}\UD@firstoftwo}%
}%
%%-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
%% Check whether argument's first token is a catcode-1-character
%%.............................................................................
%% \UD@CheckWhetherBrace{<Argument which is to be checked>}%
%% {<Tokens to be delivered in case that argument
%% which is to be checked has leading
%% catcode-1-token>}%
%% {<Tokens to be delivered in case that argument
%% which is to be checked has no leading
%% catcode-1-token>}%
\newcommand\UD@CheckWhetherBrace[1]{%
\romannumeral0\expandafter\UD@secondoftwo\expandafter{\expandafter{%
\string#1.}\expandafter\UD@firstoftwo\expandafter{\expandafter
\UD@secondoftwo\string}\expandafter\expandafter\UD@firstoftwo{ }{}%
\UD@firstoftwo}{\expandafter\expandafter\UD@firstoftwo{ }{}\UD@secondoftwo}%
}%
%%-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
%% Check whether brace-balanced argument starts with a space-token
%%.............................................................................
%% \UD@CheckWhetherLeadingSpace{<Argument which is to be checked>}%
%% {<Tokens to be delivered in case <argument
%% which is to be checked>'s 1st token is a
%% space-token>}%
%% {<Tokens to be delivered in case <argument
%% which is to be checked>'s 1st token is not
%% a space-token>}%
\newcommand\UD@CheckWhetherLeadingSpace[1]{%
\romannumeral0\UD@CheckWhetherNull{#1}%
{\expandafter\expandafter\UD@firstoftwo{ }{}\UD@secondoftwo}%
{\expandafter\UD@secondoftwo\string{\UD@CheckWhetherLeadingSpaceB.#1 }{}}%
}%
\newcommand\UD@CheckWhetherLeadingSpaceB{}%
\long\def\UD@CheckWhetherLeadingSpaceB#1 {%
\expandafter\UD@CheckWhetherNull\expandafter{\UD@firstoftwo{}#1}%
{\UD@Exchange{\UD@firstoftwo}}{\UD@Exchange{\UD@secondoftwo}}%
{\UD@Exchange{ }{\expandafter\expandafter\expandafter\expandafter
\expandafter\expandafter\expandafter}\expandafter\expandafter
\expandafter}\expandafter\UD@secondoftwo\expandafter{\string}%
}%
%%=============================================================================
%% Extract K-th inner undelimited argument:
%%
%% \UD@ExtractKthArg{<integer K>}{<list of undelimited args>}
%%
%% In case there is no K-th argument in <list of indelimited args> :
%% Does not deliver any token.
%% In case there is a K-th argument in <list of indelimited args> :
%% Does deliver that K-th argument with one level of braces removed.
%%
%% Examples:
%%
%% \UD@ExtractKthArg{0}{ABCDE} yields: <nothing>
%%
%% \UD@ExtractKthArg{3}{ABCDE} yields: C
%%
%% \UD@ExtractKthArg{3}{AB{CD}E} yields: CD
%%
%% \UD@ExtractKthArg{4}{{001}{002}{003}{004}{005}} yields: 004
%%
%% \UD@ExtractKthArg{6}{{001}{002}{003}} yields: <nothing>
%%
%%=============================================================================
\newcommand\UD@ExtractKthArg[1]{%
\romannumeral0%
% #1: <integer number K>
\expandafter\UD@ExtractKthArgCheck
\expandafter{\romannumeral\number\number#1 000}%
}%
\newcommand\UD@ExtractKthArgCheck[2]{%
\UD@CheckWhetherNull{#1}{ }{%
\expandafter\UD@ExtractKthArgLoop\expandafter{\UD@firstoftwo{}#1}{#2}%
}%
}%
\newcommand\UD@ExtractKthArgLoop[2]{%
\expandafter\UD@CheckWhetherNull\expandafter{\UD@firstoftwo#2{}.}{ }{%
\UD@CheckWhetherNull{#1}{%
\UD@ExtractFirstArgLoop{#2UD@SelDOm}%
}{%
\expandafter\UD@Exchange\expandafter{\expandafter{\UD@firstoftwo{}#2}}%
{\expandafter\UD@ExtractKthArgLoop\expandafter{\UD@firstoftwo{}#1}}%
}%
}%
}%
\@ifdefinable\UD@RemoveTillUD@SelDOm{%
\long\def\UD@RemoveTillUD@SelDOm#1#2UD@SelDOm{{#1}}%
}%
\newcommand\UD@ExtractFirstArgLoop[1]{%
\expandafter\UD@CheckWhetherNull\expandafter{\UD@firstoftwo{}#1}%
{\UD@firstoftwo{\expandafter}{} \UD@secondoftwo{}#1}%
{\expandafter\UD@ExtractFirstArgLoop\expandafter{\UD@RemoveTillUD@SelDOm#1}}%
}%
%%=============================================================================
%% Fork if argument, which must be a single token, is
%% 0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/+/-/./,/<space token>/<expandable token>/<something else>
%% (total: 17 cases)
%%-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
\@ifdefinable\UD@GobbleToExclam{\long\def\UD@GobbleToExclam#1!{}}%
%%-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
\@ifdefinable\UD@normalizenumberfork{%
\long\def\UD@normalizenumberfork#1!0!1!2!3!4!5!6!7!8!9!+!-!,!.!#2#3!!!!{#2}%
}%
\newcommand\UD@normalizenumberloopfork[1]{%
\expandafter\UD@CheckWhetherNull\expandafter{\UD@GobbleToExclam#1!}{%
\UD@normalizenumberfork
!#1!1!2!3!4!5!6!7!8!9!+!-!,!.!{1}% <digit> 0_12
!0!#1!2!3!4!5!6!7!8!9!+!-!,!.!{2}% <digit> 1_12
!0!1!#1!3!4!5!6!7!8!9!+!-!,!.!{3}% <digit> 2_12
!0!1!2!#1!4!5!6!7!8!9!+!-!,!.!{4}% <digit> 3_12
!0!1!2!3!#1!5!6!7!8!9!+!-!,!.!{5}% <digit> 4_12
!0!1!2!3!4!#1!6!7!8!9!+!-!,!.!{6}% <digit> 5_12
!0!1!2!3!4!5!#1!7!8!9!+!-!,!.!{7}% <digit> 6_12
!0!1!2!3!4!5!6!#1!8!9!+!-!,!.!{8}% <digit> 7_12
!0!1!2!3!4!5!6!7!#1!9!+!-!,!.!{9}% <digit> 8_12
!0!1!2!3!4!5!6!7!8!#1!+!-!,!.!{10}% <digit> 9_12
!0!1!2!3!4!5!6!7!8!9!#1!-!,!.!{11}% <plus or minus> +_12
!0!1!2!3!4!5!6!7!8!9!+!#1!,!.!{12}% <plus or minus> -_12
!0!1!2!3!4!5!6!7!8!9!+!-!#1!.!{13}% <decimal constant> ,_12
!0!1!2!3!4!5!6!7!8!9!+!-!,!#1!{14}% <decimal constant> ._12
!0!1!2!3!4!5!6!7!8!9!+!-!,!.!{%
\ifcat\noexpand#1 \expandafter\UD@firstoftwo\else\expandafter\UD@secondoftwo\fi
{15}% <space token> differing from explicit character token of catcode 10
% and charcode 32; removable as undelimited argument
{%
\expandafter\ifx\noexpand#1#1%
\expandafter\UD@firstoftwo\else\expandafter\UD@secondoftwo\fi
{18}% something else which is not allowed
{17}% expandable token
}%
}%
!!!!%
}{18}% Case: #1 contains !_12 , therefore is something else which is not
% allowed
}%
%%=============================================================================
%% \normalizenumber{<argument>}
%%-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
\newcommand\normalizenumber[1]{%
\romannumeral0%
\normalizenumberloop{#1}{}{}{#1}{\UD@firstoftwo}{}{\UD@firstoftwo}{}%
}%
\newif\ifnormalizenumberexpandarg\normalizenumberexpandargfalse
\newcommand\normalizenumberloop[8]{%
% #1 - argument to iterate
% #2 - leading zero if found
% #3 - optional minus sign
% #4 - argument untouched
% #5 - decimal separator not/already found - \UD@firstoftwo/\UD@secondoftwo
% #6 - zero-decimals collected so far
% #7 - sign-check on/off - \UD@firstoftwo/\UD@secondoftwo
% #8 - significant digits collected so far
\UD@CheckWhetherNull{#1}{%
\UD@CheckWhetherNull{#8}{\UD@CheckWhetherNull{#2}{ #4}{ #2}}{ #3#8}%
}{%
\UD@ExtractKthArg{%
%-------------------------------------------------------------------------
% \UD@ExtractKthArg's <integer K>:
%-------------------------------------------------------------------------
% Code for calculating \UD@ExtractKthArg's <integer K>
\UD@CheckWhetherBrace{#1}{%
18% argument to iterate's 1st token has catcode 1, therefore is not
% allowed.
}{%
\UD@CheckWhetherLeadingSpace{#1}{%
16% explicit character token of catcode 10 and charcode 32; not
% removable as undelimited argument
}{%
\expandafter\UD@normalizenumberloopfork
\expandafter{\romannumeral0\UD@ExtractFirstArgLoop{#1UD@SelDOm}}%
}%
}%
}{%
%-------------------------------------------------------------------------
% \UD@ExtractKthArg's <list of undelimited args>:
%-------------------------------------------------------------------------
% \UD@ExtractKthArg's <list of undelimited args>'s 1st argument:
% \UD@ExtractKthArg's 1st argument yields the number 1, thus #1's
% 1st token is <digit> 0_12
{%
#5{%
\UD@CheckWhetherNull{#8}{%
\UD@firstoftwo{%
\expandafter\normalizenumberloop\expandafter{\UD@firstoftwo{}#1}{0}{#3}{#4}{#5}{}{\UD@secondoftwo}{#8}%
}%
}{\UD@Exchange{{#80}}}%
}{%
\UD@firstoftwo{%
\expandafter\normalizenumberloop
\expandafter{\UD@firstoftwo{}#1}{#2}%
{#3}{#4}{#5}{#60}{\UD@secondoftwo}{#8}%
}%
}%
}%
%-----------------------------------------------------------------------
% \UD@ExtractKthArg's <list of undelimited args>'s 2nd argument:
% \UD@ExtractKthArg's 1st argument yields the number 2, thus #1's
% 1st token is <digit> 1_12
{\UD@Exchange{{#8#61}}}%
%-----------------------------------------------------------------------
% \UD@ExtractKthArg's <list of undelimited args>'s 3rd argument:
% \UD@ExtractKthArg's 1st argument yields the number 3, thus #1's
% 1st token is <digit> 2_12
{\UD@Exchange{{#8#62}}}%
%-----------------------------------------------------------------------
% \UD@ExtractKthArg's <list of undelimited args>'s 4th argument:
% \UD@ExtractKthArg's 1st argument yields the number 4, thus #1's
% 1st token is <digit> 3_12
{\UD@Exchange{{#8#63}}}%
%-----------------------------------------------------------------------
% \UD@ExtractKthArg's <list of undelimited args>'s 5th argument:
% \UD@ExtractKthArg's 1st argument yields the number 5, thus #1's
% 1st token is <digit> 4_12
{\UD@Exchange{{#8#64}}}%
%-----------------------------------------------------------------------
% \UD@ExtractKthArg's <list of undelimited args>'s 6th argument:
% \UD@ExtractKthArg's 1st argument yields the number 6, thus #1's
% 1st token is <digit> 5_12
{\UD@Exchange{{#8#65}}}%
%-----------------------------------------------------------------------
% \UD@ExtractKthArg's <list of undelimited args>'s 7th argument:
% \UD@ExtractKthArg's 1st argument yields the number 7, thus #1's
% 1st token is <digit> 6_12
{\UD@Exchange{{#8#66}}}%
%-----------------------------------------------------------------------
% \UD@ExtractKthArg's <list of undelimited args>'s 8th argument:
% \UD@ExtractKthArg's 1st argument yields the number 8, thus #1's
% 1st token is <digit> 7_12
{\UD@Exchange{{#8#67}}}%
%-----------------------------------------------------------------------
% \UD@ExtractKthArg's <list of undelimited args>'s 9th argument:
% \UD@ExtractKthArg's 1st argument yields the number 9, thus #1's
% 1st token is <digit> 8_12
{\UD@Exchange{{#8#68}}}%
%-----------------------------------------------------------------------
% \UD@ExtractKthArg's <list of undelimited args>'s 10th argument:
% \UD@ExtractKthArg's 1st argument yields the number 10, thus #1's
% 1st token is <digit> 9_12
{\UD@Exchange{{#8#69}}}%
%-----------------------------------------------------------------------
% \UD@ExtractKthArg's <list of undelimited args>'s 11th argument:
% \UD@ExtractKthArg's 1st argument yields the number 11, thus #1's
% 1st token is <plus or minus> +_12
{%
\UD@firstoftwo{%
#7{%
\expandafter\UD@CheckWhetherNull
\expandafter{\UD@firstoftwo{}#1}{ #4}{%
\expandafter\normalizenumberloop
\expandafter{\UD@firstoftwo{}#1}{#2}{#3}{#4}{#5}{#6}{#7}{#8}%
}%
}{ #4}%
}%
}%
%-----------------------------------------------------------------------
% \UD@ExtractKthArg's <list of undelimited args>'s 12th argument:
% \UD@ExtractKthArg's 1st argument yields the number 12, thus #1's
% 1st token is <plus or minus> -_12
{%
\UD@firstoftwo{%
#7{%
\expandafter\UD@CheckWhetherNull
\expandafter{\UD@firstoftwo{}#1}{ #4}{%
\UD@CheckWhetherNull{#3}{\UD@Exchange{{-}}}{\UD@Exchange{{}}}%
{\expandafter\normalizenumberloop\expandafter{\UD@firstoftwo{}#1}{#2}}%
{#4}{#5}{#6}{#7}{#8}%
}%
}{ #4}%
}%
}%
%-----------------------------------------------------------------------
% \UD@ExtractKthArg's <list of undelimited args>'s 13th argument:
% \UD@ExtractKthArg's 1st argument yields the number 13, thus #1's
% 1st token is <decimal constant> ,_12
{%
\UD@firstoftwo{%
#5{%
\expandafter\UD@CheckWhetherNull
\expandafter{\UD@firstoftwo{}#1}{ #4}{%
\UD@CheckWhetherNull{#2#8}{ #4}{%
\UD@CheckWhetherNull{#8}{\UD@Exchange{{#2}}}{\UD@Exchange{{#8}}}%
{%
\expandafter\normalizenumberloop\expandafter{\UD@firstoftwo{}#1}%
{#2}{#3}{#4}{\UD@secondoftwo}{,}{\UD@secondoftwo}%
}%
}%
}%
}{ #4}%
}%
}%
%-----------------------------------------------------------------------
% \UD@ExtractKthArg's <list of undelimited args>'s 14th argument:
% \UD@ExtractKthArg's 1st argument yields the number 14, thus #1's
% 1st token is <decimal constant> ._12
{%
\UD@firstoftwo{%
#5{%
\expandafter\UD@CheckWhetherNull
\expandafter{\UD@firstoftwo{}#1}{ #4}{%
\UD@CheckWhetherNull{#2#8}{ #4}{%
\UD@CheckWhetherNull{#8}{\UD@Exchange{{#2}}}{\UD@Exchange{{#8}}}%
{%
\expandafter\normalizenumberloop\expandafter{\UD@firstoftwo{}#1}%
{#2}{#3}{#4}{\UD@secondoftwo}{.}{\UD@secondoftwo}%
}%
}%
}%
}{ #4}%
}%
}%
%-----------------------------------------------------------------------
% \UD@ExtractKthArg's <list of undelimited args>'s 15th argument:
% \UD@ExtractKthArg's 1st argument yields the number 15, thus #1's
% 1st token is a <space token> differing from explicit character
% token of catcode 10 and charcode 32 and is removable as
% undelimited argument
{%
\UD@firstoftwo{%
#7{\UD@firstoftwo}{%
\expandafter\UD@CheckWhetherNull\expandafter{\UD@firstoftwo{}#1}%
}%
{%
\expandafter\normalizenumberloop
\expandafter{\UD@firstoftwo{}#1}{#2}{#3}{#4}{#5}{#6}{#7}{#8}%
}%
{ #4}%
}%
}%
%-----------------------------------------------------------------------
% \UD@ExtractKthArg's <list of undelimited args>'s 16th argument:
% \UD@ExtractKthArg's 1st argument yields the number 16, thus #1's
% 1st token is a <space token>, more precisely an explicit
% character token of catcode 10 and charcode 32 and is not removable
% as undelimited argument
{%
\UD@firstoftwo{%
#7{\UD@firstoftwo}{%
\expandafter\UD@CheckWhetherNull\expandafter{\UD@Removespace#1}%
}%
{%
\expandafter\normalizenumberloop
\expandafter{\UD@Removespace#1}{#2}{#3}{#4}{#5}{#6}{#7}{#8}%
}%
{ #4}%
}%
}%
%-----------------------------------------------------------------------
% \UD@ExtractKthArg's <list of undelimited args>'s 17th argument:
% \UD@ExtractKthArg's 1st argument yields the number 17, thus #1's
% 1st token is expandable.
{%
\UD@firstoftwo{%
\ifnormalizenumberexpandarg
\expandafter\UD@firstoftwo\else\expandafter\UD@secondoftwo\fi
{\expandafter\normalizenumberloop\expandafter{#1}{#2}{#3}{#4}{#5}{#6}{#7}{#8}}%
{ #4}%
}%
}%
%-----------------------------------------------------------------------
% \UD@ExtractKthArg's <list of undelimited args>'s 18th argument:
% \UD@ExtractKthArg's 1st argument yields the number 18, thus #1's
% 1st token is not allowed with numbers that can be normalized.
{%
\UD@firstoftwo{ #4}%
}%
%-------------------------------------------------------------------------
% End of \UD@ExtractKthArg's <list of undelimited args>.
%-------------------------------------------------------------------------
}%
{\expandafter\normalizenumberloop\expandafter{\UD@firstoftwo{}#1}%
{#2}{#3}{#4}{#5}{}{\UD@secondoftwo}%
}%
}%
}%
%%.............................................................................
\makeatother
% Test \normalizenumber by applying it inside the definition-text of \test:
\newcommand\Test[1]{%
\expandafter\expandafter\expandafter\def
\expandafter\expandafter\expandafter\test
\expandafter\expandafter\expandafter{#1}%
\texttt{(\meaning\test)}%
}%
\makeatletter\let\sptoken= \@sptoken\makeatother
\begin{document}
\null\kern-2cm
The following either comply the pattern described in case 1 or comply the pattern described in case 2:
01: \Test{\normalizenumber{-\sptoken\sptoken-\sptoken++\sptoken00000.0000\sptoken}}
02: \Test{\normalizenumber{-\sptoken\sptoken-\sptoken++\sptoken - 8\sptoken}}
03: \Test{\normalizenumber{+-+00000}}
04: \Test{\normalizenumber{-++++0}}
05: \Test{\normalizenumber{---00000.000010000}}
06: \Test{\normalizenumber{--+-0003.9}}
07: \Test{\normalizenumber{+-+00087}}
08: \Test{\normalizenumber{+ -+00024}}
09: \Test{\normalizenumber{--87.0000}}
10: \Test{\normalizenumber{+--0015.00000010000700000}}
11: \Test{\normalizenumber{+98.0000 }}
12: \Test{\normalizenumber{4.50000}}
13: \Test{\normalizenumber{2.50000 }}
14: \Test{\normalizenumber{7,4}}
15: \Test{\normalizenumber{67}}
16: \Test{\normalizenumber{-15}}
17: \Test{\normalizenumber{-+ +-+ 15 }}
18: \Test{\normalizenumber{67,0000}}
19: \Test{\normalizenumber{67,0000001}}
20: \Test{\normalizenumber{68,0000 }}
21: \Test{\normalizenumber{2,80000}}
22: \Test{\normalizenumber{7,50000 }}
23: \Test{\normalizenumber{1,50000 }}
\kern\dp\strutbox
\hrule
\kern\dp\strutbox
The following don't comply any of these two patterns:
24: \Test{\normalizenumber{}}
25: \Test{\normalizenumber{--++}}
26: \Test{\normalizenumber{--++}}
27: \Test{\normalizenumber{-1.}}
28: \Test{\normalizenumber{3.7.0000 }}
29: \Test{\normalizenumber{8,5,0000 }}
30: \Test{\normalizenumber{8,9.0000 }}
31: \Test{\normalizenumber{9.3,0000 }}
32: \Test{\normalizenumber{A.0000}}
33: \Test{\normalizenumber{1{1}1}}
34: \Test{\normalizenumber{{1},6}}
35: \Test{\normalizenumber{1,}}
36: \Test{\normalizenumber{7,~ / 8()}}
37: \Test{\normalizenumber{1{1}1}}
\kern\dp\strutbox
\hrule
\kern\dp\strutbox
\verb|\def\macroa#1#2{- - + -00012\macrob}%|
\def\macroa#1#2{- - + -00012\macrob}%
\verb|\def\macrob{34.56000}%|
\def\macrob{34.56000}%
\verb|\normalizenumberexpandargfalse|
\normalizenumberexpandargfalse
32: \Test{\normalizenumber{\macroa{7}{8}}}
\verb|\normalizenumberexpandargtrue|
\normalizenumberexpandargtrue
33: \Test{\normalizenumber{\macroa{7}{8}}}
\end{document}
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