ToString("N2")

[mrp9090]

I've been working with the gridiview control for a few weekd now, and I saw some code like this :

<ItemTemplate>
<asp:Label ID="lblTarget" Text='<%# GetTarget(decimal.Parse(Eval("Target", "{0:###0.00}").ToString())).ToString("N2") %>' runat="server"></asp:Label>
</ItemTemplate>
<FooterTemplate>
<%# GetTargetTotal().ToString("N2") %>
</FooterTemplate>

What I want to know is, what does ToString("N2") mean? And why is it used?

 

[Craig0201]

It formats the string to print a decimal to 2 decimal places.

 

[mrp9090]

Craig,

If so, what would be the point of this line :

GetTarget(decimal.Parse(Eval("Target", "{0:###0.00}").ToString())).ToString("N2")

Surely the {0:###0.00} would do the same job, you don't need both {0:###0.00} and ToString("N2")? Or am I wrong?