Hello,
I have a problem, I'm hoping someone can help.
I have a string, lets say: "111111"; // Not always numeric
I have a format mask, lets say: "(00) 0000"; // Again, not always
numeric.
The mask and the value are passed into a method.
private string GiveMeTheFormat tedString(strin g i_Value, string i_Mask)
{
}
I want the output of this method to be: "(11) 1111"
Remember, I can't assume that my input string or my mask will be
numeric and the mask will be different.
Help. :-)
I've tried this:
string retVal = String.Format(" {0:" + iMask + "}", i_Value);
No luck, it always comes back as the original input.
I even tried the above hard coding the format mask in, i.e. ("{0:(00)
0000}",i_Value) ;
still no luck.
Thanks for the help, in advance.
John 6 2594
What is the function in VB that you use to do this? More than likely,
it exists in the Microsoft.Visua lBasic namespace. You can add a reference
to Microsoft.Visua lBasic.dll and use the method that you know will work
(rather than write your own).
Hope this helps.
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Hello,
I have a problem, I'm hoping someone can help.
I have a string, lets say: "111111"; // Not always numeric
I have a format mask, lets say: "(00) 0000"; // Again, not always
numeric.
The mask and the value are passed into a method.
private string GiveMeTheFormat tedString(strin g i_Value, string i_Mask)
{
}
I want the output of this method to be: "(11) 1111"
Remember, I can't assume that my input string or my mask will be
numeric and the mask will be different.
Help. :-)
I've tried this:
string retVal = String.Format(" {0:" + iMask + "}", i_Value);
No luck, it always comes back as the original input.
I even tried the above hard coding the format mask in, i.e. ("{0:(00)
0000}",i_Value) ;
still no luck.
Thanks for the help, in advance.
John
In VB, I'd use the Format function.
As I bring code forward from the VB6 world, I'm supposed to work under
the Mantra:
VB = Bad;
VC# = Good.
:-)
So, if I can do it, I'd like to not use the VB namespace.
John
In VB, I'd use the Format function.
As I bring code forward from the VB6 world, I'm supposed to work under
the Mantra:
VB = Bad;
VC# = Good.
:-)
So, if I can do it, I'd like to not use the VB namespace.
John
Bad mantra, especially if you don't have a C++ background. VB 2005 is just
as expressive as VC#. Yes, there are some differences between the
languages, but they are functionally 99+% identical and both are fully
supported by MS.
Mike Ober.
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>
In VB, I'd use the Format function.
As I bring code forward from the VB6 world, I'm supposed to work under
the Mantra:
VB = Bad;
VC# = Good.
:-)
So, if I can do it, I'd like to not use the VB namespace.
John
See inline.
Willy.
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| Hello,
|
| I have a problem, I'm hoping someone can help.
|
| I have a string, lets say: "111111"; // Not always numeric
| I have a format mask, lets say: "(00) 0000"; // Again, not always
| numeric.
|
Not sure what you mean with one/both not always being numeric.
But here is how you can format a string.
Here suppose the Mask is ("(000) 0000") and the string something like
"1234567" or " 123.2356" or " +1.234567 " ...
private string GiveMeTheFormat tedString(strin g i_Value, string i_Mask)
{
double dv;
if(Double.TryPa rse(i_Value, NumberStyles.Nu mber,null, out dv))
return dv.ToString(i_M aks);
else return null;
}
If this doesn't suits your needs you will have to implement your own
IFormatProvider .
| The mask and the value are passed into a method.
|
| private string GiveMeTheFormat tedString(strin g i_Value, string i_Mask)
| {
|
| }
|
| I want the output of this method to be: "(11) 1111"
|
| Remember, I can't assume that my input string or my mask will be
| numeric and the mask will be different.
|
| Help. :-)
|
| I've tried this:
|
| string retVal = String.Format(" {0:" + iMask + "}", i_Value);
|
| No luck, it always comes back as the original input.
|
| I even tried the above hard coding the format mask in, i.e. ("{0:(00)
| 0000}",i_Value) ;
|
| still no luck.
|
| Thanks for the help, in advance.
|
| John
| jm*****@forte-industries.com wrote:
Hello,
I have a problem, I'm hoping someone can help.
I have a string, lets say: "111111"; // Not always numeric
I have a format mask, lets say: "(00) 0000"; // Again, not always
numeric.
The mask and the value are passed into a method.
private string GiveMeTheFormat tedString(strin g i_Value, string i_Mask)
{
}
I want the output of this method to be: "(11) 1111"
Remember, I can't assume that my input string or my mask will be
numeric and the mask will be different.
OK, so what do you want the output to be in these cases:
input: abcdef
mask: (00) 0000
input: -3.14592536
mask: (0) 0-0 (0)
input: 1A2B3C
mask: 00abcdef
?
IF your input is an integer and you want to use a custom numeric format
string, cast to an integer and use ToString():
string formatted = 111111.ToString ("(00) 0000");
// now formatted == "(11) 1111"
To be able to say how to produce results in other cases, we would need
to know what you want to see in those other cases.
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