Formatting Numbers/Leading zeros.

[Code::Tyr]

Hello. I have a simple problem and need help. I am developing a simple
file system that stores info based on folder names. Now, I only have
one problem. How do i format (int i = 2) into a string like "00002"
instead of the defualt "2"?

[rossum]

On 7 Jan 2007 10:13:16 -0800, "Code::Tyr" <le*******@gmail.comwrote:

>Hello. I have a simple problem and need help. I am developing a simple
file system that stores info based on folder names. Now, I only have
one problem. How do i format (int i = 2) into a string like "00002"
instead of the defualt "2"?

Console.WriteLine("Like this: {0:D5}", 2);

alternatively:

Console.WriteLine("Like this: " + 2.ToString("00000"));

rossum

[boston_irish]

Code::Tyr wrote:

Hello. I have a simple problem and need help. I am developing a simple
file system that stores info based on folder names. Now, I only have
one problem. How do i format (int i = 2) into a string like "00002"
instead of the defualt "2"?

private static string AppendZerosBeginning(int input, int length)
{
return input.ToString().PadLeft(length, Convert.ToChar("0"));
}

If the numeric values are coming out of SQL Server, you can also use
the REPLICATE keyword in your select statement to pad the int with
leading zeros:

http://sqlblogcasts.com/blogs/tonyro...05/29/765.aspx

[=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Arne_Vajh=F8j?=]

bo**********@cox.net wrote:

Code::Tyr wrote:

>Hello. I have a simple problem and need help. I am developing a simple
file system that stores info based on folder names. Now, I only have
one problem. How do i format (int i = 2) into a string like "00002"
instead of the defualt "2"?

private static string AppendZerosBeginning(int input, int length)
{
return input.ToString().PadLeft(length, Convert.ToChar("0"));
}

There are already posted much better solutions.

Arne

[Stephany Young]

How about a variation:

private static string AppendZerosBeginning(int input, int length)
{
return input.ToString(new string("0", length));
}
<bo**********@cox.netwrote in message
news:11**********************@42g2000cwt.googlegro ups.com...

>
Code::Tyr wrote:

>Hello. I have a simple problem and need help. I am developing a simple
file system that stores info based on folder names. Now, I only have
one problem. How do i format (int i = 2) into a string like "00002"
instead of the defualt "2"?

private static string AppendZerosBeginning(int input, int length)
{
return input.ToString().PadLeft(length, Convert.ToChar("0"));
}

If the numeric values are coming out of SQL Server, you can also use
the REPLICATE keyword in your select statement to pad the int with
leading zeros:

http://sqlblogcasts.com/blogs/tonyro...05/29/765.aspx

[Code::Tyr]

Thanks, all!

Stephany Young wrote:

How about a variation:

private static string AppendZerosBeginning(int input, int length)
{
return input.ToString(new string("0", length));
}
<bo**********@cox.netwrote in message
news:11**********************@42g2000cwt.googlegro ups.com...

Code::Tyr wrote:

Hello. I have a simple problem and need help. I am developing a simple
file system that stores info based on folder names. Now, I only have
one problem. How do i format (int i = 2) into a string like "00002"
instead of the defualt "2"?

private static string AppendZerosBeginning(int input, int length)
{
return input.ToString().PadLeft(length, Convert.ToChar("0"));
}

If the numeric values are coming out of SQL Server, you can also use
the REPLICATE keyword in your select statement to pad the int with
leading zeros:

http://sqlblogcasts.com/blogs/tonyro...05/29/765.aspx