var tests = [
'.04*1',
'.40*1',
'4*1',
'40*1'
];
var results = {};
for (var i = 0; i < tests.length; i += 1) {
results[i] = {};
for (var p = 1; p < 3; p += 1) {
results[i][p] = {};
results[i][p][0] = {
'output': eval(tests[i]).toPrecision(p).replace(/(?:\.0+|(\.\d+?)0+)$/, "$1"),
'regex': '/(?:\.0+|(\.\d+?)0+)$/, "$1"'
};
results[i][p][1] = {
'output': eval(tests[i]).toPrecision(p).replace(/\.0+$/, ""),
'regex': '/\.0+$/, ""'
};
results[i][p][2] = {
'output': eval(tests[i]).toPrecision(p).replace(/\.([^0]+)0+$/, ".$1"),
'regex': '/\.([^0]+)0+$/, ".$1"'
};
results[i][p][3] = {
'output': eval(tests[i]).toPrecision(p).replace(/0+$/, ""),
'regex': '/0+$/, ""'
};
results[i][p][4] = {
'output': eval(tests[i]).toPrecision(p).replace(/\.?0+$/, ""),
'regex': '/\.?0+$/, ""'
};
}
}
for (var i in results) {
$("#result").append("<h1>" + tests[i] + "</h1>");
for (var p in results[i]) {
var expected = null;
for (var t in results[i][p]) {
var div = $("<div></div>");
if (t == 0) {
expected = results[i][p][t].output;
div.addClass("expected");
} else if (results[i][p][t].output !== expected) {
div.addClass("invalid");
}
div.append("P" + p + ": " + results[i][p][t].output);
div.append(" <small>" + results[i][p][t].regex + "</small>");
$("#result").append(div);
}
$("#result").append("<br>");
}
}
body { font-family: monospace; }
.expected { font-weight: bold; }
.invalid { color: red; }
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div id="result"></div>