Show float value in string, with negative c#

Question

I have a float value that I want to put into a label.Text.

The float can be positive or negative, I am not sure the best way to do so. I was looking at String.Format but I am not sure how to use it properly.

The float is a GPS number, it can be positive or negative, and a variable length — Demonicpenguin, Feb 14 '15 at 04:49
possible duplicate of [Convert float to string - C#](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6016689/convert-float-to-string-c-sharp) — Peter Duniho, Feb 14 '15 at 05:19
@PeterDuniho Not quite, the values are a bit different this is a little more informative. — Demonicpenguin, Feb 14 '15 at 06:21

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 14 '15 at 04:52

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Why don't you simply convert the float to string using ToString()

textbox1.Text = myFloat.ToString();

And if you are more interested in format method simply go through this

answered Feb 14 '15 at 04:52

Kavindu Dodanduwa

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This should be the accepted answer. Unless I'm missing something, OP simply stated they want to display a float value in a textbox. Jenish's answer will always display the value as negative. – Reticulated Spline Feb 14 '15 at 06:09

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 14 '15 at 04:40

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if your variable is called value holding float value then you can use it like following.

Label.Text = value>0? String.Format("-{0}", value ):String.Format("{0}", value );

Here is working fiddle for testing and playing with string.Format() => link

answered Feb 14 '15 at 04:40

Jenish Rabadiya

Okay, I did NOT know about fiddle, these is my new favorite website. I added information to a comment in my first post. – Demonicpenguin Feb 14 '15 at 04:50
@Demonicpenguin How you wanted to see that float number in text? – Jenish Rabadiya Feb 14 '15 at 04:51
@Demonicpenguin did you really want to display the float variable as a negative number always? Now that's confusing – chouaib Feb 14 '15 at 05:20

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