Remove Trailing Zeros in a Decimal from a Calculation

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May 7, 2026
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I have Number field in an Adobe Acrobat form that is a calculation of other entered number fields. In the Format tab, the decimal is set to one (1) decimal point (ie 27.5, 11.6, etc.). However, I’m wondering how to write a code to remove the ‘.#’ from the number value only when the decimal displays ‘.0’

Example:

236.0 should be listed as only 236

Since the value is always going to be different when the equation triggers, I can’t write to a specific variable. Thank you for your help.

PDF Automation Station

Community Expert

The script provided is a custom format script.

Dave Creamer of IDEAS

Community Expert

Are these numbers scientific? If so, the .0 implies a level of accuracy.

David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)

npGarAuthor

Participant

The value is for a percentage and the stakeholder had an aesthetic request as opposed to an accurate one.

Thom Parker

Community Expert

Here’s a format script.

if(Number.isInteger(event.value))
event.value = util.printf("%d",event.value);
else
event.value = util.printf("%0.1f",event.value);

Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often

npGarAuthor

Participant

It didn’t seem to work. There may be a conflict in the snippet of code I already had. I needed to already force decimal values to round up. Here’s what I have. Trying to remove at trailing zero only in the GP% field. Thank you Thom.

var usppu = this.getField("usppu").value; var usdcost = this.getField("usdcost").value; if (Number(usppu) > 0) { event.value = Math.ceil((Number(usppu) / Number(usdcost)) * 1000)/10; } else { event.value = ""; }

Thom Parker

Community Expert

You cannot have two scripts operating on the same field. Remove all other scripts. Use only the formatting script I provided.

Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often

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