NAME

Number::Spell - Perl extension for spelling out numbers

SYNOPSIS

            

              
              
use Number::Spell;
my $str=spell_number(519252);
            
          

DESCRIPTION

Number::Spell provides functionality for spelling out numbers. Currently only integers are supported.

By default Number::Spell does American formatting, but can be configured to do European formatting by calling it with the "Format => 'eu'" option:

            

              
              
spell_number( ...  , Format => 'eu');
            
          

American and European formatting differ in how they represent numbers one billion and above.

            

              
              
number          :       20000000000 (2 * 10^11)
American format :       twenty billion
European format :       twenty thousand million
            
          

With American formatting (default) Number::Spell should work for integers to

            

              
              
nine hundred ninety nine vigintillion nine hundred ninety nine 
novemdecillion nine hundred ninety nine octodecillion nine hundred 
ninety nine septendecillion nine hundred ninety nine sexdecillion nine 
hundred ninety nine quindecillion nine hundred ninety nine 
quattuordecillion nine hundred ninety nine tredecillion nine hundred 
ninety nine duodecillion nine hundred ninety nine undecillion nine 
hundred ninety nine decillion nine hundred ninety nine nonillion nine 
hundred ninety nine octillion nine hundred ninety nine septillion nine 
hundred ninety nine sextillion nine hundred ninety nine quintillion nine 
hundred ninety nine quadrillion nine hundred ninety nine trillion nine 
hundred ninety nine billion nine hundred ninety nine million nine 
hundred ninety nine thousand nine hundred ninety nine
            
          

and in European formatting mode is should be valid up-to

            

              
              
nine hundred ninety nine thousand nine hundred ninety nine vigintillion 
nine hundred ninety nine thousand nine hundred ninety nine 
novemdecillion nine hundred ninety nine thousand nine hundred ninety 
nine octodecillion nine hundred ninety nine thousand nine hundred 
ninety nine septendecillion nine hundred ninety nine thousand nine 
hundred ninety nine sexdecillion nine hundred ninety nine thousand nine 
hundred ninety nine quindecillion nine hundred ninety nine thousand 
nine hundred ninety nine quattuordecillion nine hundred ninety nine 
thousand nine hundred ninety nine tredecillion nine hundred ninety nine 
thousand nine hundred ninety nine duodecillion nine hundred ninety nine 
thousand nine hundred ninety nine undecillion nine hundred ninety nine 
thousand nine hundred ninety nine decillion nine hundred ninety nine 
thousand nine hundred ninety nine nonillion nine hundred ninety nine 
thousand nine hundred ninety nine octillion nine hundred ninety nine 
thousand nine hundred ninety nine septillion nine hundred ninety nine 
thousand nine hundred ninety nine sextillion nine hundred ninety nine 
thousand nine hundred ninety nine quintillion nine hundred ninety nine 
thousand nine hundred ninety nine quadrillion nine hundred ninety nine 
thousand nine hundred ninety nine trillion nine hundred ninety nine 
thousand nine hundred ninety nine billion nine hundred ninety nine 
thousand nine hundred ninety nine million nine hundred ninety nine 
thousand nine hundred ninety nine
            
          

FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS

            

              
              
o   more formatting options.  i.e. option to get "1500" to spell as 
                 "fifteen hundred" instead of "one thousand five hundred"
o   support for even larger numbers
o   support for taking input as a Math::BigInt, Math::BigInteger
o   support for taking numbers in scientific notation
o   foreign language support
o   support for real numbers (including Math::BigFloat)
o   ability to convert from a "spelled" number to an arithmetic number
            
          

AUTHOR

Les Howard, les@lesandchris.com

SEE ALSO

perl(1).