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The only usable ByteCountFormatStyle is decimal

Swift makes it relatively easy to format numbers as byte counts, with appropriate suffixes to indicate units and generally sensible auto-selection of scale factors. e.g.:

1234.formatted(.byteCount(style: .decimal))

1 kB(in English - results may vary depending on locale)

This is just a small subset of Swift's FormatStyle-based formatting capabilities, with which I have a bit of a love-hate relationship even when they're working correctly.

Alas, they don't always work correctly; some of [...]

https://wadetregaskis.com/the-only-usable-bytecountformatstyle-is-decimal/

The only usable ByteCountFormatStyle is decimal

Swift makes it relatively easy to format numbers as byte counts, with appropriate suffixes to indicate units and generally sensible auto-selection of scale factors. e.g.:

1234.formatted(.byteCount(style: .decimal))

1 kB(in English - results may vary depending on locale)

This is just a small subset of Swift's FormatStyle-based formatting capabilities, with which I have a bit of a love-hate relationship even when they're working correctly.

Alas, they don't always work correctly; some of [...]

https://wadetregaskis.com/the-only-usable-bytecountformatstyle-is-decimal/

The only usable ByteCountFormatStyle is decimal

Swift makes it relatively easy to format numbers as byte counts, with appropriate suffixes to indicate units and generally sensible auto-selection of scale factors. e.g.:

1234.formatted(.byteCount(style: .decimal))

1 kB(in English - results may vary depending on locale)

This is just a small subset of Swift's FormatStyle-based formatting capabilities, with which I have a bit of a love-hate relationship even when they're working correctly.

Alas, they don't always work correctly; some of [...]

https://wadetregaskis.com/the-only-usable-bytecountformatstyle-is-decimal/