Function numToIndexableString

lib/index-browser.js:3698–3735

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// y = exponent (for negative numbers negated) moved so that it's >= 0
// z = mantisse
function numToIndexableString(num) {

  if (num === 0) {
    return '1';
  }

  // convert number to exponential format for easier and
  // more succinct string sorting
  var expFormat = num.toExponential().split(/e\+?/);
  var magnitude = parseInt(expFormat[1], 10);

  var neg = num < 0;

  var result = neg ? '0' : '2';

  // first sort by magnitude
  // it's easier if all magnitudes are positive
  var magForComparison = ((neg ? -magnitude : magnitude) - MIN_MAGNITUDE);
  var magString = padLeft((magForComparison).toString(), '0', MAGNITUDE_DIGITS);

  result += SEP + magString;

  // then sort by the factor
  var factor = Math.abs(parseFloat(expFormat[0])); // [1..10)
  /* istanbul ignore next */
  if (neg) { // for negative reverse ordering
    factor = 10 - factor;
  }

  var factorStr = factor.toFixed(20);

  // strip zeros from the end
  factorStr = factorStr.replace(/\.?0+$/, '');

  result += SEP + factorStr;

  return result;
}

// create a comparator based on the sort object
function createFieldSorter(sort) {