How to serialize number to specific format

[eSapient]

In the code I use for serialization/deserialization is the following:

[XmlElementAttribute(Form=XmlSchemaForm.Unqualified )]
public Decimal valArcBegAngle
{
[return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Currency)]
get {return m_valArcBegAngle;}
[param: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Currency)]
set {m_valArcBegAngle = value;}
}
private Decimal m_valArcBegAngle;

What can I do so that, if the value is zero, the output is
<valArcBegAngle>000</valArcBegAngle> instead of
<valArcBegAngle>0</valArcBegAngle>?

Thanks in advance.

[DC]

use a surrogate.

example:
http://cheeso.members.winisp.net/src...e=Surrogate.cs
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In the code I use for serialization/deserialization is the following:

[XmlElementAttribute(Form=XmlSchemaForm.Unqualified )]
public Decimal valArcBegAngle
{
[return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Currency)]
get {return m_valArcBegAngle;}
[param: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Currency)]
set {m_valArcBegAngle = value;}
}
private Decimal m_valArcBegAngle;

What can I do so that, if the value is zero, the output is
<valArcBegAngle>000</valArcBegAngle> instead of
<valArcBegAngle>0</valArcBegAngle>?

Thanks in advance.