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 # Format

 Last update: 16.07.2025 

public class [Format](index.md) : [PHXCOMObject](../../com.phoenix_int.ModelCenter.util/-p-h-x-c-o-m-object/index.md)

This is the wrapper class for formatting

#### Author

Fraley, 1-2004

## Functions

NameSummary[disableGC](../../com.phoenix_int.ModelCenter.util/-p-h-x-c-o-m-object/disable-g-c.md)public [disableGC](../../com.phoenix_int.ModelCenter.util/-p-h-x-c-o-m-object/disable-g-c.md)(gc: [Boolean](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-boolean/index.html))  
If true, prevents releaseObjects from doing anything.[doubleToEditableString](double-to-editable-string.md)public [doubleToEditableString](double-to-editable-string.md)(val: [Double](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-double/index.html)): [String](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html)  
Converts a double to its formatted string representation but with full precision for editing[doubleToString](double-to-string.md)public [doubleToString](double-to-string.md)(val: [Double](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-double/index.html)): [String](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html)  
Converts a double to its formatted string representation[getFormat](get-format.md)public [getFormat](get-format.md)(): [String](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html)  
Return to format's string representation[longToEditableString](long-to-editable-string.md)public [longToEditableString](long-to-editable-string.md)(val: [Long](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-long/index.html)): [String](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html)  
Converts a long to its formatted string representation but with full precision for editing[longToString](long-to-string.md)public [longToString](long-to-string.md)(val: [Long](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-long/index.html)): [String](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html)  
Converts a long to its formatted string representation[release](../../com.phoenix_int.ModelCenter.util/-p-h-x-c-o-m-object/release.md)public [release](../../com.phoenix_int.ModelCenter.util/-p-h-x-c-o-m-object/release.md)()  
Releases the COM reference to ModelCenter for this object.[releaseObjects](../../com.phoenix_int.ModelCenter.util/-p-h-x-c-o-m-object/release-objects.md)public [releaseObjects](../../com.phoenix_int.ModelCenter.util/-p-h-x-c-o-m-object/release-objects.md)()  
This function attempts to release any COM resources left behind from objects which have been finalized but release() was never called on them.[setFormat](set-format.md)public [setFormat](set-format.md)(format: [String](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html))  
sets the format string[setReferenceDebugMode](../../com.phoenix_int.ModelCenter.util/-p-h-x-c-o-m-object/set-reference-debug-mode.md)public [setReferenceDebugMode](../../com.phoenix_int.ModelCenter.util/-p-h-x-c-o-m-object/set-reference-debug-mode.md)(on: [Boolean](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-boolean/index.html))  
When set to true, the system will keep a list of active COM objects that are allocated but not yet released since this method was invoked.[stringToDouble](string-to-double.md)public [stringToDouble](string-to-double.md)(str: [String](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html)): [Double](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-double/index.html)  
Converts a string representing a number in the given format to a real number[stringToLong](string-to-long.md)public [stringToLong](string-to-long.md)(str: [String](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html)): [Long](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-long/index.html)  
Converts a string representing a number in the given format to an integer number[stringToString](string-to-string.md)public [stringToString](string-to-string.md)(str: [String](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html)): [String](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html)  
Converts a string to its formatted string representation