Provided hook, so that numbers can be parsed into custom types, such as

decimal.

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/zope/i18n/tests/test_formats.py b/src/zope/i18n/tests/test_formats.py
index b820abe..27d0bd4 100644
--- a/src/zope/i18n/tests/test_formats.py
+++ b/src/zope/i18n/tests/test_formats.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 $Id$
 """
+import decimal
 import os
 import datetime
 import pytz
@@ -980,6 +981,14 @@ class TestNumberFormat(TestCase):
             symbols={'decimal': '.', 'group': ',', 'exponential': 'X'})
         self.assertEqual(format.parse('1.2X11', '#.#E0'), 1.2e11)
 
+    def testChangeOutputType(self):
+        format = NumberFormat()
+        format.type = decimal.Decimal
+        self.assertEqual(format.parse('23341', '###0'),
+                         decimal.Decimal('23341'))
+        self.assertEqual(format.parse('233.41', '###0.00'),
+                         decimal.Decimal('233.41'))
+
     def testFormatSimpleInteger(self):
         self.assertEqual(self.format.format(23341, '###0'),
                          '23341')