    "The string representation of the given [[integer]] in the
     base given by [[radix]]. If the given integer is
     [[negative|Integer.negative]], the string representation
     will begin with `-`. Digits consist of decimal digits `0`
     to `9`, together with and lowercase letters `a` to `z` for
     bases greater than 10.

     For example:

     - `formatInteger(-46)` is `\"-46\"`
     - `formatInteger(9,2)` is `\"1001\"`
     - `formatInteger(10,8)` is `\"12\"`
     - `formatInteger(511,16)` is `\"1ff\"`
     - `formatInteger(512,32)` is `\"g0\"`"
    throws (`class AssertionError`,
            "if [[radix]] is not between [[minRadix]] and
             [[maxRadix]]")
    see (`function Integer.format`)
    tagged("Numbers")
    deprecated("Use [[Integer.format]]")
    shared String formatInteger(
            "The integer value to format."
            Integer integer,
            "The base, between [[minRadix]] and [[maxRadix]]
             inclusive."
            Integer radix = 10,
            "If not `null`, `groupingSeparator` will be used to
             separate each group of three digits if `radix` is 10,
             or each group of four digits if `radix` is 2 or 16.

             `groupingSeparator` may not be '-', a digit as
             defined by the Unicode general category *Nd*, or a
             letter as defined by the Unicode general categories
             *Lu, Ll, Lt, Lm, and Lo*."
            Character? groupingSeparator = null) {

        assert (minRadix <= radix <= maxRadix);

        if (exists groupingSeparator) {
            "groupingSeparator may not be '-', a digit, or a letter."
            assert (!groupingSeparator.digit
                    && !groupingSeparator.letter
                    && !groupingSeparator == '-');
        }

        if (integer == 0) {
            return "0";
        }

        value groupingSize =
                if (!groupingSeparator exists)
                    then 0
                else if (radix == 10)
                    then 3
                else if (radix == 2 || radix == 16)
                    then 4
                else 0;

        value groupingChar =
                if (exists groupingSeparator,
                    groupingSize != 0)
                then groupingSeparator
                else 'X';

        variable value digitNumber = 0;
        variable {Character*} digits = {};
        variable Integer i = integer < 0
                             then integer
                             else -integer;
        while (i != 0) {
            Integer d = -(i % radix);
            Character c;
            if (0<=d<10) {
                c = (d+zeroInt).character;
            }
            else if (10<=d<36) {
                c = (d-10+aIntLower).character;
            }
            else {
                assert (false);
            }
            if (groupingSize != 0
                    && groupingSize.divides(digitNumber++)
                    && digitNumber != 1) {
                digits = digits.follow(groupingChar);
            }
            digits = digits.follow(c);
            i = (i + d) / radix;
        }
        if (integer < 0) {
            digits = digits.follow('-');
        }
        return String(digits);
    }