String.format with numbers less than zero

[hharry]

Hello All,

I am using the following to format numbers precise to 2 decimal places
with thousand separators:

Double number = 100000.87;
string MyString = String.Format(" {0:0,0.00}", number);
// 100,000.87
which is fine.

When the number is less than zero:
Double number = 0.8756;
string MyString = String.Format(" {0:0,0.00}", number);
// 00.87
How do output 0.87 instead of 00.87 ?

Thanks in advance.

[Alcides]

Can try to use String.Format(" {0:#,0.00}", number)
The "# " character will do it.

Alcides Schulz
http://alsql.blogspot.com

[Claes Bergefall]

string MyString = number.ToString ("N2");

/claes

"hharry" <pa*********@ny c.comwrote in message
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Hello All,

I am using the following to format numbers precise to 2 decimal places
with thousand separators:

Double number = 100000.87;
string MyString = String.Format(" {0:0,0.00}", number);
// 100,000.87
which is fine.

When the number is less than zero:
Double number = 0.8756;
string MyString = String.Format(" {0:0,0.00}", number);
// 00.87
How do output 0.87 instead of 00.87 ?

Thanks in advance.

[Ben Voigt [C++ MVP]]

"hharry" <pa*********@ny c.comwrote in message
news:e9******** *************** ***********@p25 g2000hsf.google groups.com...

Hello All,

I am using the following to format numbers precise to 2 decimal places
with thousand separators:

Double number = 100000.87;
string MyString = String.Format(" {0:0,0.00}", number);
// 100,000.87
which is fine.

When the number is less than zero:
Double number = 0.8756;
string MyString = String.Format(" {0:0,0.00}", number);
// 00.87
How do output 0.87 instead of 00.87 ?

Thanks in advance.

Would you mind explaining when 0.8756 became less than zero?