.. _auto_definetable_format_values:

*FORMAT VALUES*
===============

Applies a printf-style format string to all scalar values within a Define Table, normalizing how numbers or strings are displayed. Use this worker when you need consistent column-value formatting before downstream reporting or curve-pair operations.

When to use
-----------

Classification: **process**.

Tagged: ``define_table``, ``format_values``, ``printf``, ``string_format``, ``transformations``.

Inputs
------

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   * - Label
     - ID
     - Type
     - Default
     - Required
     - Description
   * - Define Table
     - dt1
     - define_table
     - —
     - 
     - Input Define Table containing value-and-curve pairs whose scalar values will be reformatted; leave unconnected to pass through an empty table.
   * - Format
     - format
     - scalar
     - %10s
     - 
     - Printf-style format string applied to each scalar value in the table (e.g. '%10s' for a 10-character right-aligned string, '%.4f' for 4 decimal places); defaults to '%10s'.

Outputs
-------

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   * - Label
     - ID
     - Type
     - Description
   * - Define Table
     - define_table
     - define_table
     - Define Table with all scalar values reformatted according to the supplied format string, ready for downstream workers.

Disciplines
-----------

- data.dataset.transform

Runnable example
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A runnable example is registered for this worker. Open the example workflow on the d3VIEW canvas: `/api/workflow/example?id=definetable_format_values <https://www.d3view.com/api/workflow/example?id=definetable_format_values>`_

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