Number formatting in C# 1

[meckeard]

Hi,

I am setting a value to a textbox and need to format it like this:

0,000.00

No leading currency sign.

Here is what I have tried with no luck:

txtLoanAmount.Text = (String.Format("{0:c}", parameterLoan_Amount.Value.ToString()));

txtLoanAmount.Text = (String.Format("{0:n}", parameterLoan_Amount.Value.ToString()));

txtLoanAmount.Text = (String.Format("{0:#,###}", parameterLoan_Amount.Value.ToString()));

All of these have NO effect on my value.

Anyone know what I am doing wrong?

Thanks.

 

[ca8msm]

In VB I would just use:

TextBox1.Text = Format(1000, "0,000.00")

I don't know C# that well and the only thing I could come up with was:

string MyValue = string.Format("{0:c}",1000).Replace("£","")

It works but probably isn't the best way of doing it!

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[Veep]

Try this:

double myVal = 1234.5678;
Label1.Text = myVal.ToString ("c",null);

It will give you the formatting you're looking for.

 

[chiph]

To represent a currency value, you probably should be using the Decimal datatype. It's specifically made for financial operations.

To display it as a formatted currency value, you'd use the System.Globalization.RegionInfo class to retrieve the currency symbol for the region where the currency is used, and the NumberFormat property from System.Globalization.CultureInfo (this returns you a NumberFormatInfo object) to find out how to format your currency value.

Chip H.


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[meckeard]

Thanks to all those that responded.

Veep's solution was very close. It needed a little modification:

double dblLoanAmount = Convert.ToDouble(parameterLoan_Amount.Value.ToString());

txtLoanAmount.Text = dblLoanAmount.ToString ("n",null);

Thanks again.