C # format a string (Number Format)

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Description

Example

Output

C Currency String. Format("{0: C3}", 2) $2.000
D Decimal String. Format("{0: D3}", 2) 002
E Scientific notation 1.20e + 001 1.20e + 001
G General String. Format("{0: g}", 2) 2
N Number separated by semicolons String. Format("{0: n}", 250000) 250,000.00
X Hexadecimal String. Format("{0: x000}", 12) C


String. Format("{0. 000}", 12.2) 012.200
Strings

There really isn't any formatting within a strong, beyond it's alignment. Alignment works for any argument being printed in a string. Format call.

 

Sample Generates
String. Format ("->{1,10} <-", "hello "); -> Hello <-
String. Format ("-> {1,-10} <-", "hello "); -> Hello <-
Numbers

Specifier Type Format

Output
(Passed
Double 1.42)

Output
(Passed
INT-12400)

C Currency {0: c} $1.42 -$12,400
D Decimal (whole number) {0: d} System.
Formatexception
-12400
E Scientific {0: e} 1.420000e + 000 -1.2420.e + 004
F Fixed Point {0: f} 1.42 -12400.00
G General {0: g} 1.42 -12400
N Number with commas for thousands {0: n} 1.42 -12,400
R Round trippable {0: R} 1.42 System.
Formatexception
X Hexadecimal {0: X4} System.
Formatexception
Cf90

Specifier Type Example Output (passed dual 1500.42) Note
0 Zero placeholder {. 0000} 1500.4200 Pads with zeroes.
# Digit placeholder {0 :(#).##} (1500). 42
. Decimal point {0. 0} 1500.4
, Thousand Separator {0: 0, 0} 1,500 Must be between two zeroes.
,. Number Scaling {0: 0 ,.} 2 Comma adjacent to period scales by 1000.
% Percent {0: 0%} 150042% Multiplies by 100, adds % sign.
E Exponent placeholder {0: 00e + 0} 15e + 2 Specified exponent formats available.
; Group Separator See below  

The Group separator is especially useful for formatting currency values which require that negative values be enclosed in parentheses. This currency formatting example at the bottom of this document makes it obvious:

Dates

Note that date formatting is especially dependant on the system's regional settings; the example strings here are from my local locale.

 

Specifier Type Example (passed system. datetime. Now)
D Short date 10/12/2002
D Long date December 10,200 2
T Short Time 10: 11 pm
T Long time 10:11:29
F Full Date & time December 10,200 2 pm
F Full Date & time (long) December 10,200 2 10:11:29
G Default Date & time 10/12/2002 pm
G Default Date & time (long) 10/12/2002 10:11:29
M Month day Pattern December 10
R Rfc1123 date string Tue, 10 Dec 2002 22:11:29 GMT
S Sortable date string 2002-12-10t22: 11: 29
U Universal sortable, local time 2002-12-10 22: 13: 50z
U Universal sortable, GMT December 11,200 2 3:13:50 AM
Y Year month pattern December 2002

The 'U' specifier seems broken;

Specifier Type Example Example output
Dd Day {0: dd} 10
Ddd Day name {0: DDD} Tue
Dddd Full day name {0: dddd} Tuesday
F, FF ,... Second Fractions {0: fff} 932
GG ,... Era {0: Gg} A.D.
HH 2 digit hour {0: hh} 10
HH 2 digit hour, 24hr format {0: hh} 22
Mm Minute 00-59 {0: mm} 38
Mm Month 01-12 {0: mm} 12
Mmm Month abbreviation {0: Mmm} Dec
Mmmm Full month name {0: Mmmm} December
SS Seconds 00-59 {0: SS} 46
TT AM or PM {0: TT} PM
YY Year, 2 digits {0: yy} 02
Yyyy Year {0: yyyy} 2002
Zz Timezone offset, 2 digits {0: ZZ} -05
Zzz Full timezone offset {0: ZZZ} -05:00
: Separator {0: hh: mm: SS} 10:43:20
/ Separator {0: dd/mm/yyyy} 10/12/2002
Enumerations

 

Specifier Type
G Default (flag names if available, otherwise decimal)
F Flags always
D Integer always
X Eight digit hex.
Some useful examples

String. Format ("{0 :$ #,## 0.00; ($ #,## 0.00); zero}", value );

This will output "$1,240.00" if passed 1243.50. It will output the same format but in parentheses if the number is negative, and will output the string "zero" if the number is zero.

String. Format ("{0 :( ###) #######}", 18005551212 );

This will output "(800) 555-1212 ".

 

Variable. tostring ()

Convert string to string
12345. tostring ("N"); // generate 12,345.00
12345. tostring ("C"); // generate $12,345.00
12345. tostring ("e"); // generate 1.234500e + 004
12345. tostring ("F4"); // generate 12345.0000
12345. tostring ("X"); // generate 3039 (hexadecimal)
12345. tostring ("p"); // generate 1,234,500.00%

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