I have working Javascript code that that converts any number entered into its text equivalent

Question

For example, 4 is converted to "Four" and 33333 is converted to "Thirty three thousands three hundred and thirty three". I am thinking of using JQUERY instead of plain JAVASCRIPT.

Here is the code in its entirety:

<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript"> 

    function NumberToTextConverter()
    {
        this.TEN = 10;
        this.HUNDRED = 100;
        this.THOUSAND = 1000;
        this.MILLION = 1000000;
        this.BILLION = 1000000000;
        this.wordList = new Array("", "One", "Two", "Three", "Four", "Five", "Six", "Seven", "Eight", "Nine", "TEN", "ELEVEN", "Twelve", "Thirteen", "Fourteen", "fifteen", "Sixteen", "Seventeen", "Eighteen", "Nineteen");
        this.wordList2 = [];
        this.initializeTwentys(); // this would populate the twentys

    }

    NumberToTextConverter.Convert = function(number)
    {
        var currentConverter = new NumberToTextConverter();
        return currentConverter.Convert(number);
    };

    NumberToTextConverter.prototype.Convert = function(number)
    {
        var quotient = Math.floor(number / this.BILLION);
        var remainder = number % this.BILLION;
        var word = "";
        var realValue = "";
        var converter = this;
        if (number < this.BILLION)
        {
            return converter.ConvertToMillions(number);
        }
        else
        {
            var quotientValue = quotient.toString();
            if (quotientValue.length == 3)
            {
                realValue = realValue + converter.ConvertHundreds(quotient) + " billions ";
            }
            else if (quotientValue.length == 2)
            {
                realValue = realValue + converter.ConvertToDoubleDigit(quotient) + " billions ";
            }
            else
            {
                realValue = realValue + this.wordList[quotient] + " billions ";
            }
            realValue = realValue + converter.ConvertToMillions(remainder);
        }
        return realValue;
    };
    NumberToTextConverter.prototype.ConvertToMillions = function(number)
    {
        var quotient = Math.floor(number / this.MILLION);
        var remainder = number % this.MILLION;
        var word = "";
        var realValue = "";
        var converter = this;
        if (number < this.MILLION)
        {
            return converter.ConverToThousands(number);
        }
        else
        {
            var quotientValue = quotient.toString();
            if (quotientValue.length == 3)
            {
                realValue = realValue + converter.ConvertHundreds(quotient) + " millions ";
            }
            else if (quotientValue.length == 2)
            {
                realValue = realValue + converter.ConvertToDoubleDigit(quotient) + " millions ";
            }
            else
            {
                realValue = realValue + this.wordList[quotient] + " millions ";
            }
            realValue = realValue + converter.ConverToThousands(remainder);
        }
        return realValue;
    };
    NumberToTextConverter.prototype.ConverToThousands = function(number)
    {
        var quotient = Math.floor(number / this.THOUSAND);
        var remainder = number % this.THOUSAND;
        var word = "";
        var realValue = "";
        var converter = this;
        if (number < this.THOUSAND)
        {
            return converter.ConvertHundreds(number);
        }
        else
        {
            var quotientValue = quotient.toString();
            if (quotientValue.length == 3)
            {
                realValue = realValue + converter.ConvertHundreds(quotient) + " thousands ";
            }
            else if (quotientValue.length == 2)
            {
                realValue = realValue + converter.ConvertToDoubleDigit(quotient) + " thousands ";
            }
            else
            {
                realValue = realValue + this.wordList[quotient] + " thousands ";
            }
            realValue = realValue + converter.ConvertHundreds(remainder);
        }
        return realValue;
    };

    NumberToTextConverter.prototype.ConvertHundreds = function(number)
    {
        var quotient = Math.floor(number / this.HUNDRED);
        var remainder = number % this.HUNDRED;
        var word = "";
        var converter = this;
        if (number >= 100)
        {
            return this.wordList[quotient] + " hundred " + converter.ConvertToDoubleDigit(remainder);
        }
        else
        {
         return   converter.ConvertToDoubleDigit(remainder);
        }
    };
    NumberToTextConverter.prototype.initializeTwentys = function()
    {
        this.wordList2[0] = "";
        this.wordList2[1] = "TEN";
        this.wordList2[2] = "TWENTY";
        this.wordList2[3] = "THIRTY";
        this.wordList2[4] = "FOURTY";
        this.wordList2[5] = "FIFTY";
        this.wordList2[6] = "Sixty";
        this.wordList2[7] = "Seventy";
        this.wordList2[8] = "Eighty";
        this.wordList2[9] = "Ninety";
    };
    NumberToTextConverter.prototype.ConvertSingleDigit = function(number)
    {
        return this.wordList[number];
    };
    NumberToTextConverter.prototype.ConvertToDoubleDigit = function(number)
    {
        var quotient = Math.floor(number / this.TEN);
        var remainder = number % this.TEN;
        var word = "";
        if (number > 19)
        {
            switch (quotient)
            {
                case 2: word = this.wordList2[2]; break;
                case 3: word = this.wordList2[3]; break;
                case 4: word = this.wordList2[4]; break;
                case 5: word = this.wordList2[5]; break;
                case 6: word = this.wordList2[6]; break;
                case 7: word = this.wordList2[7]; break;
                case 8: word = this.wordList2[8]; break;
                case 9: word = this.wordList2[9]; break;
            }
            return word + " " + this.wordList[remainder];
        }
        else
        {
            return this.wordList[number];
        }
    };

    function PleaseConvert()
    {

        var value = document.getElementById("txtNumberInput").value;
        var checkValue = NumberToTextConverter.Convert(parseInt(value));

        var currentSpanTag = document.getElementById("spanText");
        currentSpanTag.style.backgroundColor = '#aadd88';
        currentSpanTag.style.border = 'dotted 1px #333377';
        currentSpanTag.innerHTML = checkValue;
    }

Your opinions and ideas are appreciated!! My Question is whether it would be good idea to spend time by implementing this logic using JQUERY? Here is the working code : http://www.coolaspdotnetcode.com/Web/JavaScriptInfoAndCode.aspx

Answer 1

I think a better place for this would be http://refactormycode.com/

Stackoverflow is more geared towards direct Question and Answers, and less for discussions.

Answer 2

If it's already done this way and it's working I don't see why spending time implementing this in jQuery.

Unless if you want to learn/practice jQuery.

Answer 3

What exactly do you mean by "convert to jQuery code"? jQuery has really pretty much nothing to do with the code you posted. It is not a different language, it has no magic that will make the Javascript any different. jQuery is a library intended to make it easy to manipulate DOM elements and perform common Javascript tasks cross-browser. It is Javascript, and there's nowhere really where it would fit to have a function such as this one.

If what you really mean is "make a plugin out of this", then it's a 5 liner:

$.fn.humanizeNumber = function() {
    return this.each(function() {
        $(this).html(CALLTHEFUNCTION($(this).html()));
    }
});

Where CALLTHEFUNCTION is whatever is the main function of the code you posted above (I don't really care to go through it and find what it is). That plugin would then let you do this:

$('#myelement').humanizeNumber();

To convert the value in #myelement from "123" to whatever your function returns.

Answer 4

If your code works, then no, don't refactor. Why? Because we don't have much time here, on Earth.