C# currency formatting ("C2")

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I have learned how to make a string variable display in currency format using C2. But how would I be able to display in other currencies such as Euros.

Below is my foundation code to work from

        Console.WriteLine("\nHere is the same value displayed in currency form: " + value.ToString("C2"));

Possible duplicate of [Proper currency format when not displaying the native currency of a culture](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/850673/proper-currency-format-when-not-displaying-the-native-currency-of-a-culture) — Bob Kaufman, Mar 10 '16 at 21:49
Also `Console.WriteLine(string.Format("{0}Here is the same value displayed in currency form: {1}", Environment.NewLine, value.ToString("C2")));` — Nathan Cooper, Mar 10 '16 at 21:52
@BobKaufman - I think these are much closer duplicates since they are .Net specific: [String format currency](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10416553/string-format-currency) and [Format decimal as currency based on currency code](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13364984/format-decimal-as-currency-based-on-currency-code). — dbc, Mar 11 '16 at 21:40

believe me · Answer 1 · 2016-03-10T22:02:16.217

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From the MSDN documentation

// Creates a CultureInfo for English in the U.S.
CultureInfo us = new CultureInfo("en-US");
// Display i formatted as currency for us.
Console.WriteLine(i.ToString("c", us));

So if you want to change it to Euro just change en-US to any country that uses Euro like fr-FR

edited Mar 10 '16 at 22:02

answered Mar 10 '16 at 21:49

believe me

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 10 '16 at 21:49

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Check this out:

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/syy068tk(v=vs.90).aspx

Different Cultures: Allows you to display it in any currency format you want.

answered Mar 10 '16 at 21:49

Blue Eyed Behemoth

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 10 '16 at 21:49

See this msdn article here.

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/goglobal/bb688126.aspx

Essentialy, your machine has a configured Locale which determines how the currency is formatted. If someone in a different country were to run your app, they'd see a different money format (assuming they use different currency).

If your using a webapp, you'll need to get the format of your connected client

Sierpinski · Answer 4 · 2017-02-01T19:55:43.637

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You can get Euros for a specific language, by using the C# code you already used and simply adding the language. Microsoft has a useful page on string formatting.

So, to change your code to Euros,it is a simple fix:

Console.WriteLine("\nHere is the same value displayed in currency form: " + value.ToString("C2",fr-FR));

edited Feb 01 '17 at 19:55

answered Mar 10 '16 at 21:53

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I'm not sure whether to upvote your answer because it gets the right idea across, or downvote it because you think you're a [C programmer](http://stackoverflow.com/a/11695126/712526). – jpaugh Jan 31 '17 at 16:55
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Haha! Wow. Whoops! – Sierpinski Feb 01 '17 at 19:55

score -1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 10 '16 at 21:51

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Check out this link for currency formatting for certain cultures.

Here's another that has a list for formatting numeric strings.

Hope this helps! :D

answered Mar 10 '16 at 21:51

Krazy Dev

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This post contains [no content](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/225370/). Please copy in relevant portions from the links you give, in case they bitrot. – jpaugh Jan 31 '17 at 16:50

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