Working with numeric values often requires the ability toconvert these values into String values in a particular format. In thisarticle, I'll show you a simple way to convert the numbers (Int32, Decimal,Double, and other datatypes) into formatted strings.
Working with standard numeric format stringsYou can convert a numeric value into a string by overloadinga version of the ToString method, whichaccepts a format string.There are two types of numeric format strings: standard andcustom. The standard numeric format strings use one of the predefined formatsand are specified by a letter corresponding to a particular format. Whenconverting a number to a string, the letter specifying one of the standardnumeric formats is used in combination with a number that refers to a precisionto be used during the conversion.
Here's an example: Dim numInfo as Decimal = 11443.4DMessageBox.Show(numInfo)Dim strMoney as String = numInfo.ToString('C')MessageBox.Show(strMoney)Dim strNormal as String = numInfo.ToString('N')MessageBox.Show(strNormal)In this sample, I define the Decimal variable numInfo and set its value. Then, I define the Stringvariable strMoney and convert thevalue of numInfo into a String in a Currency format.
Similarly, I define the String variable strNormal and convert the value of numInfo intoa String in a Normal format. Standard numeric format specifiers.
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For more details about these specifiers. Custom numeric format specifiersYou can also create custom format strings when the availablestandard format strings don't satisfy your needs. A custom numeric formatstring consists of one or more custom numeric format specifiersand defines how numeric data would be formatted. For a full list of customnumeric format specifiers,. Miss a tip?Check out the, and catch up on the most recent editions of column.Advance your scripting skills to the next level with TechRepublic's free Visual Basic newsletter, delivered each Friday.