how to output a number like "20.00"

[Stimp]

I want to output a number, say 20, as 20.00

i.e. I want to always have 2 decimal places

I don't want any currency information, therefore String.Format("{0:c}")
doesn't work for me.

Can't seem to find a way to do this. Any ideas?

Thanks,
Peter

 

[Cowboy \(Gregory A. Beamer\)]

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/1ksz8yb7.aspx

Try N

 

[Basil Abusamrah]

Stimp,

Use the format 'f'

Example:

int myInt = 24;
Console.WriteLine("My Int : {0:f}", myInt);

Should output:

My Int : 24.00

Hope that helps, Basil

 

[Stimp]

Stimp,

Use the format 'f'

Example:

int myInt = 24;
Console.WriteLine("My Int : {0:f}", myInt);

Should output:

My Int : 24.00

Hope that helps, Basil

that worked great. thanks!

 

[newscorrespondent]

There are many ways to string.Format:

string.Format("{0:###,###,###,##0.00;-#,###,###,##0.00;0.00}", YourValue);

 

[Stimp]

There are many ways to string.Format:

string.Format("{0:###,###,###,##0.00;-#,###,###,##0.00;0.00}", YourValue);

That actually doesn't work for what I needed though. I had tried it.

#.## only outputs 20 instead of "20.00" or 20.1 instead of "20.10" etc.

{0:f} is the best way to go.

 

[Edwin Knoppert]

..ToString("#.00") ??

(Note the dot, which maight be culture depending)

 

[Lau Lei Cheong]

it's not #.## but #0.00, through.

# is a optional digits placeholder(i.e.: has output only when it's a
significant digit), while 0 is arbitary (i.e.: it has output regardless of
whether it's significant or not.)

P.S.: the above paragraph requires you to treat 20 as ...0000020.0000...
where the empty place is in fact filled with 0.