**Format::Util** - Miscellaneous routines to do with manipulating on Numbers and Strings [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/binary-com/perl-Format-Util.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/binary-com/perl-Format-Util) [![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/binary-com/perl-Format-Util/branch/master/graph/badge.svg)](https://codecov.io/gh/binary-com/perl-Format-Util) [![Gitter chat](https://badges.gitter.im/binary-com/perl-Format-Util.png)](https://gitter.im/binary-com/perl-Format-Util) **SYNOPSIS** use Format::Util::Strings qw( defang defang_lite set_selected_item ) use Format::Util::Numbers qw( commas to_monetary_number_format roundnear ) **METHODS** - **defang($string)** Removes potentially dangerous characters from input strings. You should probably be using Untaint. - **defang_lite($string)** Removes potentially dangerous characters from input strings. You should probably be using Untaint. defang_lite is a lighter version that is not so restrictive as defang - **set_selected_item($selecteditem,$optionlist)** Sets the selected item in an