implement Format with predefined formats

git-svn-id: https://svn.code.sf.net/p/jackcess/code/jackcess/trunk@1226 f203690c-595d-4dc9-a70b-905162fa7fd2

11 files changed, 309 insertions, 79 deletions

diff --git a/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/expr/NumericConfig.java b/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/expr/NumericConfig.java
index cf9bacb..74dd06e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/expr/NumericConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/expr/NumericConfig.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.expr;
 
 import java.text.DecimalFormatSymbols;
 import java.util.Locale;
+import com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.impl.expr.FormatUtil;
 
 /**
  * A NumericConfig encapsulates number formatting options for expression
@@ -33,12 +34,21 @@ public class NumericConfig
   public static final NumericConfig US_NUMERIC_CONFIG = new NumericConfig(
       2, true, false, true, 3, Locale.US);
 
+  public enum Type {
+    CURRENCY, FIXED, STANDARD, PERCENT, SCIENTIFIC;
+  }
+
   private final int _numDecDigits;
   private final boolean _incLeadingDigit;
   private final boolean _useNegParens;
   private final boolean _useNegCurrencyParens;
   private final int _numGroupDigits;
   private final DecimalFormatSymbols _symbols;
+  private final String _currencyFormat;
+  private final String _fixedFormat;
+  private final String _standardFormat;
+  private final String _percentFormat;
+  private final String _scientificFormat;
 
   public NumericConfig(int numDecDigits, boolean incLeadingDigit,
                        boolean useNegParens, boolean useNegCurrencyParens,
@@ -49,6 +59,22 @@ public class NumericConfig
     _useNegCurrencyParens = useNegCurrencyParens;
     _numGroupDigits = numGroupDigits;
     _symbols = DecimalFormatSymbols.getInstance(locale);
+
+    _currencyFormat = FormatUtil.createNumberFormatPattern(
+        FormatUtil.NumPatternType.CURRENCY, _numDecDigits, _incLeadingDigit,
+        _useNegCurrencyParens, _numGroupDigits);
+    _fixedFormat = FormatUtil.createNumberFormatPattern(
+        FormatUtil.NumPatternType.GENERAL, _numDecDigits, true,
+        _useNegParens, 0);
+    _standardFormat = FormatUtil.createNumberFormatPattern(
+        FormatUtil.NumPatternType.GENERAL, _numDecDigits, _incLeadingDigit,
+        _useNegParens, _numGroupDigits);
+    _percentFormat = FormatUtil.createNumberFormatPattern(
+        FormatUtil.NumPatternType.PERCENT, _numDecDigits, _incLeadingDigit,
+        _useNegParens, 0);
+    _scientificFormat = FormatUtil.createNumberFormatPattern(
+        FormatUtil.NumPatternType.SCIENTIFIC, _numDecDigits, true,
+        false, 0);
   }
 
   public int getNumDecimalDigits() {
@@ -71,6 +97,23 @@ public class NumericConfig
     return _numGroupDigits;
   }
 
+  public String getNumberFormat(Type type) {
+    switch(type) {
+    case CURRENCY:
+      return _currencyFormat;
+    case FIXED:
+      return _fixedFormat;
+    case STANDARD:
+      return _standardFormat;
+    case PERCENT:
+      return _percentFormat;
+    case SCIENTIFIC:
+      return _scientificFormat;
+    default:
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("unknown number type " + type);
+    }
+  }
+
   public DecimalFormatSymbols getDecimalFormatSymbols() {
     return _symbols;
   }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/expr/Value.java b/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/expr/Value.java
index e9508fa..118215e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/expr/Value.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/expr/Value.java
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ public interface Value
   {
     NULL, STRING, DATE, TIME, DATE_TIME, LONG, DOUBLE, BIG_DEC;
 
+    public boolean isString() {
+      return (this == STRING);
+    }
+
     public boolean isNumeric() {
       return inRange(LONG, BIG_DEC);
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/impl/DBEvalContext.java b/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/impl/DBEvalContext.java
index b1e9995..398d9fa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/impl/DBEvalContext.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/impl/DBEvalContext.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.expr.NumericConfig;
 import com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.expr.TemporalConfig;
 import com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.impl.expr.DefaultFunctions;
 import com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.impl.expr.Expressionator;
+import com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.impl.expr.NumberFormatter;
 import com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.impl.expr.RandomContext;
 
 /**
@@ -112,11 +113,12 @@ public class DBEvalContext implements Expressionator.ParseContext, EvalConfig
     DecimalFormat df = _dfs.get(formatStr);
     if(df == null) {
       df = new DecimalFormat(formatStr, _numeric.getDecimalFormatSymbols());
+      df.setRoundingMode(NumberFormatter.ROUND_MODE);
       _dfs.put(formatStr, df);
     }
     return df;
   }
-  
+
   public float getRandom(Integer seed) {
     return _rndCtx.getRandom(seed);
   }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/impl/expr/BaseValue.java b/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/impl/expr/BaseValue.java
index b444218..2b172d3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/impl/expr/BaseValue.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/impl/expr/BaseValue.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import java.util.Date;
 import com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.expr.Value;
 import com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.expr.EvalException;
 import com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.expr.LocaleContext;
-import com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.impl.NumberFormatter;
 
 /**
  *
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/impl/expr/BigDecimalValue.java b/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/impl/expr/BigDecimalValue.java
index b847b59..0e78f90 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/impl/expr/BigDecimalValue.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/impl/expr/BigDecimalValue.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.impl.expr;
 import java.math.BigDecimal;
 
 import com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.expr.LocaleContext;
-import com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.impl.NumberFormatter;
 
 /**
  *
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/impl/expr/BuiltinOperators.java b/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/impl/expr/BuiltinOperators.java
index be893c3..5131a93 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/impl/expr/BuiltinOperators.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/impl/expr/BuiltinOperators.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 import com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.expr.EvalException;
 import com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.expr.LocaleContext;
 import com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.expr.Value;
-import com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.impl.NumberFormatter;
 import static com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.impl.expr.ValueSupport.*;
 
 
@@ -222,7 +221,7 @@ public class BuiltinOperators
 
     Value.Type mathType = getMathTypePrecedence(ctx, param1, param2,
                                                 CoercionType.GENERAL);
-    if(mathType == Value.Type.STRING) {
+    if(mathType.isString()) {
       throw new EvalException("Unexpected type " + mathType);
     }
     return toValue(param1.getAsLongInt(ctx) / param2.getAsLongInt(ctx));
@@ -270,7 +269,7 @@ public class BuiltinOperators
     Value.Type mathType = getMathTypePrecedence(ctx, param1, param2,
                                                 CoercionType.GENERAL);
 
-    if(mathType == Value.Type.STRING) {
+    if(mathType.isString()) {
       throw new EvalException("Unexpected type " + mathType);
     }
     return toValue(param1.getAsLongInt(ctx) % param2.getAsLongInt(ctx));
@@ -579,7 +578,7 @@ public class BuiltinOperators
       return t1;
     }
 
-    if((t1 == Value.Type.STRING) || (t2 == Value.Type.STRING)) {
+    if(t1.isString() || t2.isString()) {
 
       if(cType._allowCoerceStringToNum) {
         // see if this is mixed string/numeric and the string can be coerced
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/impl/expr/DefaultFunctions.java b/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/impl/expr/DefaultFunctions.java
index d663309..29c0f71 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/impl/expr/DefaultFunctions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/impl/expr/DefaultFunctions.java
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.expr.NumericConfig;
 import com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.expr.TemporalConfig;
 import com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.expr.Value;
 import com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.impl.DatabaseImpl;
-import com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.impl.NumberFormatter;
 import static com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.impl.expr.FunctionSupport.*;
 
 /**
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ public class DefaultFunctions
   public static final Function HEX = registerStringFunc(new Func1NullIsNull("Hex") {
     @Override
     protected Value eval1(EvalContext ctx, Value param1) {
-      if((param1.getType() == Value.Type.STRING) &&
+      if(param1.getType().isString() &&
          (param1.getAsString(ctx).length() == 0)) {
         return ValueSupport.ZERO_VAL;
       }
@@ -95,8 +94,7 @@ public class DefaultFunctions
         return params[1];
       }
       Value.Type resultType = ctx.getResultType();
-      return (((resultType == null) ||
-               (resultType == Value.Type.STRING)) ?
+      return (((resultType == null) || resultType.isString()) ?
               ValueSupport.EMPTY_STR_VAL : ValueSupport.ZERO_VAL);
     }
   });
@@ -131,7 +129,7 @@ public class DefaultFunctions
   public static final Function OCT = registerStringFunc(new Func1NullIsNull("Oct") {
     @Override
     protected Value eval1(EvalContext ctx, Value param1) {
-      if((param1.getType() == Value.Type.STRING) &&
+      if(param1.getType().isString() &&
          (param1.getAsString(ctx).length() == 0)) {
         return ValueSupport.ZERO_VAL;
       }
@@ -256,7 +254,7 @@ public class DefaultFunctions
       // return true if it is explicitly a date/time, not if it is just a
       // number (even though casting a number string to a date/time works in
       // general)
-      if((param1.getType() == Value.Type.STRING) &&
+      if(param1.getType().isString() &&
          !stringIsNumeric(ctx, param1) &&
          stringIsTemporal(ctx, param1)) {
         return ValueSupport.TRUE_VAL;
@@ -275,8 +273,7 @@ public class DefaultFunctions
 
       // note, only a string can be considered numberic for this function,
       // even though a date/time can be cast to a number in general
-      if((param1.getType() == Value.Type.STRING) &&
-         stringIsNumeric(ctx, param1)) {
+      if(param1.getType().isString() && stringIsNumeric(ctx, param1)) {
         return ValueSupport.TRUE_VAL;
       }
 
@@ -287,21 +284,21 @@ public class DefaultFunctions
   public static final Function FORMATNUMBER = registerFunc(new FuncVar("FormatNumber", 1, 6) {
     @Override
     protected Value evalVar(EvalContext ctx, Value[] params) {
-      return formatNumber(ctx, params, false, false);
+      return formatNumber(ctx, params, FormatUtil.NumPatternType.GENERAL);
     }
   });
 
   public static final Function FORMATPERCENT = registerFunc(new FuncVar("FormatPercent", 1, 6) {
     @Override
     protected Value evalVar(EvalContext ctx, Value[] params) {
-      return formatNumber(ctx, params, true, false);
+      return formatNumber(ctx, params, FormatUtil.NumPatternType.PERCENT);
     }
   });
 
   public static final Function FORMATCURRENCY = registerFunc(new FuncVar("FormatCurrency", 1, 6) {
     @Override
     protected Value evalVar(EvalContext ctx, Value[] params) {
-      return formatNumber(ctx, params, false, true);
+      return formatNumber(ctx, params, FormatUtil.NumPatternType.CURRENCY);
     }
   });
 
@@ -479,24 +476,30 @@ public class DefaultFunctions
   });
 
   private static boolean stringIsNumeric(EvalContext ctx, Value param) {
+    return (maybeGetAsBigDecimal(ctx, param) != null);
+  }
+
+  static BigDecimal maybeGetAsBigDecimal(EvalContext ctx, Value param) {
     try {
-      param.getAsBigDecimal(ctx);
-      return true;
+      return param.getAsBigDecimal(ctx);
     } catch(EvalException ignored) {
-      // fall through to false
+      // not a number
     }
-    return false;
+    return null;
   }
 
   private static boolean stringIsTemporal(EvalContext ctx, Value param) {
+    return (maybeGetAsDateTimeValue(ctx, param) != null);
+  }
+
+  static Value maybeGetAsDateTimeValue(EvalContext ctx, Value param) {
     try {
       // see if we can coerce to date/time
-      param.getAsDateTimeValue(ctx);
-      return true;
+      return param.getAsDateTimeValue(ctx);
     } catch(EvalException ignored) {
       // not a date/time
     }
-    return false;
+    return null;
   }
 
   private static boolean getOptionalTriStateBoolean(
@@ -525,7 +528,7 @@ public class DefaultFunctions
   }
 
   private static Value formatNumber(
-      EvalContext ctx, Value[] params, boolean isPercent, boolean isCurrency) {
+      EvalContext ctx, Value[] params, FormatUtil.NumPatternType numPatType) {
 
     Value param1 = params[0];
     if(param1.isNull()) {
@@ -537,44 +540,18 @@ public class DefaultFunctions
         ctx, params, 1, cfg.getNumDecimalDigits(), -1);
     boolean incLeadDigit = getOptionalTriStateBoolean(
         ctx, params, 2, cfg.includeLeadingDigit());
-    boolean defNegParens = (isCurrency ? cfg.useParensForCurrencyNegatives() :
-                            cfg.useParensForNegatives());
+    boolean defNegParens = numPatType.useParensForNegatives(cfg);
     boolean negParens = getOptionalTriStateBoolean(
         ctx, params, 3, defNegParens);
-    int numGroupDigits = cfg.getNumGroupingDigits();
+    int defNumGroupDigits = cfg.getNumGroupingDigits();
     boolean groupDigits = getOptionalTriStateBoolean(
-        ctx, params, 4, (numGroupDigits > 0));
-
-    StringBuilder fmt = new StringBuilder();
-
-    if(isCurrency) {
-      fmt.append("\u00A4");
-    }
+        ctx, params, 4, (defNumGroupDigits > 0));
+    int numGroupDigits = (groupDigits ? defNumGroupDigits : 0);
 
-    if(groupDigits) {
-      fmt.append("#,");
-      DefaultTextFunctions.nchars(fmt, numGroupDigits - 1, '#');
-    }
-
-    fmt.append(incLeadDigit ? "0" : "#");
-    if(numDecDigits > 0) {
-      fmt.append(".");
-      DefaultTextFunctions.nchars(fmt, numDecDigits, '0');
-    }
-
-    if(isPercent) {
-      fmt.append("%");
-    }
-
-    if(negParens) {
-      // the javadocs claim the second pattern does not need to be fully
-      // defined, but it doesn't seem to work that way
-      String mainPat = fmt.toString();
-      fmt.append(";(").append(mainPat).append(")");
-    }
+    String fmtStr = FormatUtil.createNumberFormatPattern(
+        numPatType, numDecDigits, incLeadDigit, negParens, numGroupDigits);
 
-    // Note, DecimalFormat rounding mode uses HALF_EVEN by default
-    DecimalFormat df = ctx.createDecimalFormat(fmt.toString());
+    DecimalFormat df = ctx.createDecimalFormat(fmtStr);
 
     return ValueSupport.toValue(df.format(param1.getAsBigDecimal(ctx)));
   }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/impl/expr/DefaultNumberFunctions.java b/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/impl/expr/DefaultNumberFunctions.java
index 43bf5f4..1ec08db 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/impl/expr/DefaultNumberFunctions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/impl/expr/DefaultNumberFunctions.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.expr.EvalContext;
 import com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.expr.EvalException;
 import com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.expr.Function;
 import com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.expr.Value;
-import com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.impl.NumberFormatter;
 import static com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.impl.expr.DefaultFunctions.*;
 import static com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.impl.expr.FunctionSupport.*;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/impl/expr/DoubleValue.java b/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/impl/expr/DoubleValue.java
index fbbdd96..d37c90b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/impl/expr/DoubleValue.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/impl/expr/DoubleValue.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.impl.expr;
 import java.math.BigDecimal;
 
 import com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.expr.LocaleContext;
-import com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.impl.NumberFormatter;
 
 /**
  *
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/impl/expr/FormatUtil.java b/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/impl/expr/FormatUtil.java
index 1d9e21e..2c475eb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/impl/expr/FormatUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/impl/expr/FormatUtil.java
@@ -16,11 +16,15 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 package com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.impl.expr;
 
+import java.math.BigDecimal;
 import java.text.DateFormat;
+import java.text.DecimalFormat;
+import java.text.NumberFormat;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.expr.EvalContext;
+import com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.expr.NumericConfig;
 import com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.expr.TemporalConfig;
 import com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.expr.Value;
 
@@ -30,11 +34,43 @@ import com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.expr.Value;
  */
 public class FormatUtil
 {
+  public enum NumPatternType {
+    GENERAL, CURRENCY {
+      @Override
+      protected void appendPrefix(StringBuilder fmt) {
+        fmt.append("\u00A4");
+      }
+      @Override
+      protected boolean useParensForNegatives(NumericConfig cfg) {
+        return cfg.useParensForCurrencyNegatives();
+      }
+    },
+    PERCENT {
+      @Override
+      protected void appendSuffix(StringBuilder fmt) {
+        fmt.append("%");
+      }
+    },
+    SCIENTIFIC {
+      @Override
+      protected void appendSuffix(StringBuilder fmt) {
+        fmt.append("E0");
+      }
+    };
+
+    protected void appendPrefix(StringBuilder fmt) {}
+
+    protected void appendSuffix(StringBuilder fmt) {}
+
+    protected boolean useParensForNegatives(NumericConfig cfg) {
+      return cfg.useParensForNegatives();
+    }
+  }
+
   private static final Map<String,Fmt> PREDEF_FMTS = new HashMap<String,Fmt>();
 
   static {
-    PREDEF_FMTS.put("General Date",
-                    new PredefDateFmt(TemporalConfig.Type.GENERAL_DATE));
+    PREDEF_FMTS.put("General Date", new GenPredefDateFmt());
     PREDEF_FMTS.put("Long Date",
                     new PredefDateFmt(TemporalConfig.Type.LONG_DATE));
     PREDEF_FMTS.put("Medium Date",
@@ -48,6 +84,20 @@ public class FormatUtil
     PREDEF_FMTS.put("Short Time",
                     new PredefDateFmt(TemporalConfig.Type.SHORT_TIME));
 
+    PREDEF_FMTS.put("General Number", new GenPredefNumberFmt());
+    PREDEF_FMTS.put("Currency",
+                    new PredefNumberFmt(NumericConfig.Type.CURRENCY));
+    // FIXME ?
+    // PREDEF_FMTS.put("Euro",
+    //                 new PredefNumberFmt(???));
+    PREDEF_FMTS.put("Fixed",
+                    new PredefNumberFmt(NumericConfig.Type.FIXED));
+    PREDEF_FMTS.put("Standard",
+                    new PredefNumberFmt(NumericConfig.Type.STANDARD));
+    PREDEF_FMTS.put("Percent",
+                    new PredefNumberFmt(NumericConfig.Type.PERCENT));
+    PREDEF_FMTS.put("Scientific", new ScientificPredefNumberFmt());
+
     PREDEF_FMTS.put("True/False", new PredefBoolFmt("True", "False"));
     PREDEF_FMTS.put("Yes/No", new PredefBoolFmt("Yes", "No"));
     PREDEF_FMTS.put("On/Off", new PredefBoolFmt("On", "Off"));
@@ -59,14 +109,55 @@ public class FormatUtil
   public static Value format(EvalContext ctx, Value expr, String fmtStr,
                              int firstDay, int firstWeekType) {
 
+    Fmt predefFmt = PREDEF_FMTS.get(fmtStr);
+    if(predefFmt != null) {
+      if(expr.isNull()) {
+        // predefined formats return null for null
+        return ValueSupport.NULL_VAL;
+      }
+      return predefFmt.format(ctx, expr, null, firstDay, firstWeekType);
+    }
 
     // FIXME,
     throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
   }
 
+  public static String createNumberFormatPattern(
+      NumPatternType numPatType, int numDecDigits, boolean incLeadDigit,
+      boolean negParens, int numGroupDigits) {
+
+    StringBuilder fmt = new StringBuilder();
+
+    numPatType.appendPrefix(fmt);
+
+    if(numGroupDigits > 0) {
+      fmt.append("#,");
+      DefaultTextFunctions.nchars(fmt, numGroupDigits - 1, '#');
+    }
+
+    fmt.append(incLeadDigit ? "0" : "#");
+    if(numDecDigits > 0) {
+      fmt.append(".");
+      DefaultTextFunctions.nchars(fmt, numDecDigits, '0');
+    }
+
+    numPatType.appendSuffix(fmt);
+
+    if(negParens) {
+      // the javadocs claim the second pattern does not need to be fully
+      // defined, but it doesn't seem to work that way
+      String mainPat = fmt.toString();
+      fmt.append(";(").append(mainPat).append(")");
+    }
+
+    return fmt.toString();
+  }
+
+
   private static abstract class Fmt
   {
     // FIXME, no null
+    // FIXME, need fmtStr?
     public abstract Value format(EvalContext ctx, Value expr, String fmtStr,
                                  int firstDay, int firstWeekType);
   }
@@ -88,6 +179,22 @@ public class FormatUtil
     }
   }
 
+  private static class GenPredefDateFmt extends Fmt
+  {
+    @Override
+    public Value format(EvalContext ctx, Value expr, String fmtStr,
+                         int firstDay, int firstWeekType) {
+      Value tempExpr = expr;
+      if(!expr.getType().isTemporal()) {
+        Value maybe = DefaultFunctions.maybeGetAsDateTimeValue(ctx, expr);
+        if(maybe != null) {
+          tempExpr = maybe;
+        }
+      }
+      return ValueSupport.toValue(tempExpr.getAsString(ctx));
+    }
+  }
+
   private static class PredefBoolFmt extends Fmt
   {
     private final Value _trueVal;
@@ -101,10 +208,64 @@ public class FormatUtil
     @Override
     public Value format(EvalContext ctx, Value expr, String fmtStr,
                         int firstDay, int firstWeekType) {
-      // FIXME, handle null?
       return(expr.getAsBoolean(ctx) ? _trueVal : _falseVal);
     }
   }
 
+  private static class PredefNumberFmt extends Fmt
+  {
+    private final NumericConfig.Type _type;
 
+    private PredefNumberFmt(NumericConfig.Type type) {
+      _type = type;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Value format(EvalContext ctx, Value expr, String fmtStr,
+                         int firstDay, int firstWeekType) {
+      DecimalFormat df = ctx.createDecimalFormat(
+          ctx.getNumericConfig().getNumberFormat(_type));
+      return ValueSupport.toValue(df.format(expr.getAsBigDecimal(ctx)));
+    }
+  }
+
+  private static class GenPredefNumberFmt extends Fmt
+  {
+    @Override
+    public Value format(EvalContext ctx, Value expr, String fmtStr,
+                        int firstDay, int firstWeekType) {
+      Value numExpr = expr;
+      if(!expr.getType().isNumeric()) {
+        if(expr.getType().isString()) {
+          BigDecimal bd = DefaultFunctions.maybeGetAsBigDecimal(ctx, expr);
+          if(bd != null) {
+            numExpr = ValueSupport.toValue(bd);
+          } else {
+            // convert to date to number
+            Value maybe = DefaultFunctions.maybeGetAsDateTimeValue(ctx, expr);
+            if(maybe != null) {
+              numExpr = ValueSupport.toValue(maybe.getAsDouble(ctx));
+            }
+          }
+        } else {
+          // convert date to number
+          numExpr = ValueSupport.toValue(expr.getAsDouble(ctx));
+        }
+      }
+      return ValueSupport.toValue(numExpr.getAsString(ctx));
+    }
+  }
+
+  private static class ScientificPredefNumberFmt extends Fmt
+  {
+    @Override
+    public Value format(EvalContext ctx, Value expr, String fmtStr,
+                         int firstDay, int firstWeekType) {
+      NumberFormat df = ctx.createDecimalFormat(
+          ctx.getNumericConfig().getNumberFormat(
+              NumericConfig.Type.SCIENTIFIC));
+      df = new NumberFormatter.ScientificFormat(df);
+      return ValueSupport.toValue(df.format(expr.getAsBigDecimal(ctx)));
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/impl/NumberFormatter.java b/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/impl/expr/NumberFormatter.java
index 358a0a6..ce251c2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/impl/NumberFormatter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/healthmarketscience/jackcess/impl/expr/NumberFormatter.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.impl;
+package com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.impl.expr;
 
 import java.math.BigDecimal;
 import java.math.MathContext;
@@ -32,6 +32,41 @@ public class NumberFormatter
 {
   public static final RoundingMode ROUND_MODE = RoundingMode.HALF_EVEN;
 
+  /** designates the format of exponent notation used by ScientificFormat */
+  public enum NotationType {
+    /** Scientific notation "E", "E-" (default java behavior) */
+    EXP_E_MINUS {
+      @Override
+      protected void format(StringBuffer sb, int eIdx) {
+        // nothing to do
+      }
+    },
+    /** Scientific notation "E+", "E-" */
+    EXP_E_PLUS {
+      @Override
+      protected void format(StringBuffer sb, int eIdx) {
+        maybeInsertExpPlus(sb, eIdx);
+      }
+    },
+    /** Scientific notation "e", "e-" */
+    EXP_e_MINUS {
+      @Override
+      protected void format(StringBuffer sb, int eIdx) {
+        sb.setCharAt(eIdx, 'e');
+      }
+    },
+    /** Scientific notation "e+", "e-" */
+    EXP_e_PLUS {
+      @Override
+      protected void format(StringBuffer sb, int eIdx) {
+        sb.setCharAt(eIdx, 'e');
+        maybeInsertExpPlus(sb, eIdx);
+      }
+    };
+
+    protected abstract void format(StringBuffer sb, int idx);
+  }
+
   private static final int FLT_SIG_DIGITS = 7;
   private static final int DBL_SIG_DIGITS = 15;
   private static final int DEC_SIG_DIGITS = 28;
@@ -102,10 +137,18 @@ public class NumberFormatter
     return _decFmt.format(bd.round(DEC_MATH_CONTEXT));
   }
 
+  private static ScientificFormat createScientificFormat(int prec) {
+    DecimalFormat df = new DecimalFormat("0.#E00");
+    df.setMaximumIntegerDigits(1);
+    df.setMaximumFractionDigits(prec);
+    df.setRoundingMode(ROUND_MODE);
+    return new ScientificFormat(df);
+  }
+
   private static final class TypeFormatter
   {
     private final DecimalFormat _df = new DecimalFormat("0.#");
-    private final BetterDecimalFormat _dfS;
+    private final ScientificFormat _dfS;
     private final int _prec;
 
     private TypeFormatter(int prec) {
@@ -113,7 +156,7 @@ public class NumberFormatter
       _df.setMaximumIntegerDigits(prec);
       _df.setMaximumFractionDigits(prec);
       _df.setRoundingMode(ROUND_MODE);
-      _dfS = new BetterDecimalFormat("0.#E00", prec);
+      _dfS = createScientificFormat(prec);
     }
 
     public String format(BigDecimal bd) {
@@ -132,18 +175,26 @@ public class NumberFormatter
     }
   }
 
-  private static final class BetterDecimalFormat extends NumberFormat
+  private static void maybeInsertExpPlus(StringBuffer sb, int eIdx) {
+    if(sb.charAt(eIdx + 1) != '-') {
+      sb.insert(eIdx + 1, '+');
+    }
+  }
+
+  public static class ScientificFormat extends NumberFormat
   {
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 0L;
 
-    private final DecimalFormat _df;
+    private final NumberFormat _df;
+    private final NotationType _type;
 
-    private BetterDecimalFormat(String pat, int prec) {
-      super();
-      _df = new DecimalFormat(pat);
-      _df.setMaximumIntegerDigits(1);
-      _df.setMaximumFractionDigits(prec);
-      _df.setRoundingMode(ROUND_MODE);
+    public ScientificFormat(NumberFormat df) {
+      this(df, NotationType.EXP_E_PLUS);
+    }
+
+    public ScientificFormat(NumberFormat df, NotationType type) {
+      _df = df;
+      _type = type;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -151,10 +202,7 @@ public class NumberFormatter
                                FieldPosition pos)
     {
       StringBuffer sb = _df.format(number, toAppendTo, pos);
-      int idx = sb.lastIndexOf("E");
-      if(sb.charAt(idx + 1) != '-') {
-        sb.insert(idx + 1, '+');
-      }
+      _type.format(sb, sb.lastIndexOf("E"));
       return sb;
     }