Convert decimal value to custom format

Question

Decimal money = 7;

var result=money.Tostring("C);

result displays $7.00

How can i show result as "7.00"( with 2 numerics after point) without currency symbol?

Soner Gönül · Accepted Answer · 2014-06-09T14:31:34.703

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"C" Format Specifier is for currency representation of numbers. It uses your CurrentCulture's CurrencySymbol and CurrencyDecimalSeparator properties as a result. (If you don't use IFormatProvider as a second parameter, of course..)

You can use N2 format insead. Like;

decimal money = 7;
money.ToString("N2").Dump(); //7.00

or

Console.WriteLine(money.ToString("N2"));

Read:

"N" Format Specifier

Result: Integral and decimal digits, group separators, and a decimal separator with optional negative sign.

Supported by: All numeric types.

Precision specifier: Desired number of decimal places.

edited Jun 09 '14 at 14:31

answered Jun 09 '14 at 14:14

Soner Gönül

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What is `Dump()`? I did not find an MSDN reference on it. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-CA/library/system.string.aspx – Victor Zakharov Jun 09 '14 at 14:16
@Neolisk Sorry, I should mentioned it. `.Dump()` is an extension method of [LINQPad](http://www.linqpad.net/). http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3555317/linqpad-extension-methods – Soner Gönül Jun 09 '14 at 14:18

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 09 '14 at 14:14

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var result = money.ToString("0.00");

answered Jun 09 '14 at 14:14

Jason Allen

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 09 '14 at 14:14

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Standard format can do this:

var result = money.Tostring("N2");

Reference:

Standard Numeric Format Strings @ MSDN.

Look under "N" or "n".

answered Jun 09 '14 at 14:14

Victor Zakharov

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 09 '14 at 14:15

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Try this :

var result = money.ToString("f");

answered Jun 09 '14 at 14:15

Mukesh Modhvadiya

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what is result with f ? – user3713890 Jun 09 '14 at 14:17
@user3713890, I want you to try :) – Mukesh Modhvadiya Jun 09 '14 at 14:19
Check here, http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dwhawy9k%28v=vs.110%29.aspx – Mukesh Modhvadiya Jun 09 '14 at 14:21

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Jun 09 '14 at 14:15

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Use N2 in ToString like

var result=money.Tostring("N2");

answered Jun 09 '14 at 14:15

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Jun 09 '14 at 14:21

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MSDN has documented the possible ways to format a decimal here. "G", "F", "N", "G2", "F2", "N2", "0.00", and others would all accomplish your task. I would check them out and see which one is right for you.

answered Jun 09 '14 at 14:21

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