Method numberToString

core/src/processing/data/JSONObject.java:1024–1043

Produce a string from a Number. @param number A Number @return A String. @throws RuntimeException If number is null or a non-finite number.

(Number number)

   * @throws RuntimeException If number is null or a non-finite number.
   */
  private static String numberToString(Number number) {
    if (number == null) {
      throw new RuntimeException("Null pointer");
    }
    testValidity(number);

    // Shave off trailing zeros and decimal point, if possible.

    String string = number.toString();
    if (string.indexOf('.') > 0 && string.indexOf('e') < 0 &&
      string.indexOf('E') < 0) {
      while (string.endsWith("0")) {
        string = string.substring(0, string.length() - 1);
      }
      if (string.endsWith(".")) {
        string = string.substring(0, string.length() - 1);
      }
    }
    return string;
  }


  /**