String.Format for currency on a TextBoxFor

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I am trying to get @String.Format("{0:0.00}",Model.CurrentBalance) into this @Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.CurrentBalance, new { @class = "required numeric", id = "CurrentBalance" })

I just want the currency to show up as .00 inside of my textbox but am having no luck. Any ideas on how I do this?

Sam Axe · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-14T21:20:49.750

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string.format("{0:c}", Model.CurrentBalance) should give you currency formatting.

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@Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.CurrentBalance, new { @class = "required numeric", id = "CurrentBalance", Value=String.Format("{0:C}",Model.CurrentBalance) })

edited Feb 14 '13 at 21:20

answered Aug 05 '11 at 23:14

Sam Axe

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@Html.TextBoxFor(String.Format("{0:C}",model => model.CurrentBalance), new { @class = "required numeric", id = "CurrentBalance" })....Is this the style I am looking for? – Samjus Aug 05 '11 at 23:17
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@Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.CurrentBalance, new { @class = "required numeric", id = "CurrentBalance", Value=String.Format("{0:C}",Model.CurrentBalance) })...This is what I was looking for. Thank you for the help:) – Samjus Aug 05 '11 at 23:22
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It is worthwhile to note the currency notation is dependent on your region settings. In parts of Europe you will get `$1.000.000,00` for one million dollars, and depending on the settings you could get `($20.00)` or `-$20.00` for negatives. – Aren Aug 05 '11 at 23:32
Why the heck the 'v' in `Value` has to be capital? – Michal Hosala Dec 30 '15 at 11:41
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This is a hack. It works only because "Value" takes precedence over "value". This shouldn't be the accepted answer. – user1751825 Jul 03 '19 at 16:59
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Please use Gail Foad's answer instead. There is a parameter overload for TextBoxFor that accepts a string formatter, that is much better than calculating the format when setting it from the model. – TeaBaerd Nov 24 '21 at 18:50

Gail Foad · Answer 2 · 2016-04-28T08:58:58.883

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@Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.CurrentBalance, "{0:c}", new { @class = "required numeric", id = "CurrentBalance" })

This lets you set the format and add any extra HTML attributes.

edited Apr 28 '16 at 08:58

answered Apr 27 '16 at 13:35

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Consider adding an explanation to your answer. – Olivier De Meulder Apr 27 '16 at 16:47
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This is the correct answer. The currently accepted answer is a hack. It results in the 2 value attributes, "Value" and "value". – user1751825 Jul 03 '19 at 16:58
format specification - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/base-types/standard-numeric-format-strings – Александр Шабунин Jan 17 '23 at 09:39

score 2 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:02

While Dan-o's solution worked, I found an issue with it regarding the use of form-based TempData (see ImportModelStateFromTempData and ExportModelStateToTempData). The solution that worked for me was David Spence's on a related thread.

Specifically:

[DisplayFormat(DataFormatString = "{0:C0}", ApplyFormatInEditMode = true)]
public decimal? Price { get; set; }

Now if you use EditorFor in your view the format specified in the annotation should be applied and your value should be comma separated:

<%= Html.EditorFor(model => model.Price) %>

String.Format for currency on a TextBoxFor

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